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The AIX system must have no .netrc files on the system.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-91289 AIX7-00-003101 SV-101387r1_rule High
Description
Unencrypted passwords for remote FTP servers may be stored in .netrc files. Policy requires passwords be encrypted in storage and not used in access scripts.
STIG Date
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-02-24

Details

Check Text ( C-90443r1_chk )
Check the system for the existence of any ".netrc" files by running the following command:
# find / -name .netrc

If any ".netrc" file exists, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-97487r1_fix)
Remove all ".netrc" file(s):
# find / -name .netrc -exec rm {} \;