Remote consoles must be disabled or protected from unauthorized access.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-4298	GEN001000	SV-27148r2_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
The remote console feature provides an additional means of access to the system which could allow unauthorized access if not disabled or properly secured. With virtualization technologies, remote console access is essential as there is no physical console for virtual machines. Remote console access must be protected in the same manner as any other remote privileged access method.

STIG	Date
HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-09-14

Details

Check Text ( C-28074r3_chk )
Check /etc/securetty # more /etc/securetty If the /etc/securetty file does not exist, or contains other than "console" or "/dev/null" this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-24422r4_fix)
If the /etc/securetty file does not exist, create the file containing only the word console and ensure correct file properties. # echo “console” > /etc/securetty