There must be no .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, or shosts.equiv files on the system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-11988	GEN002040	SV-37370r1_rule	ECCD-1 ECCD-2	High

Description
The .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, and shosts.equiv files are used to configure host-based authentication for individual users or the system. Host-based authentication is not sufficient for preventing unauthorized access to the system.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-07-02

Details

Check Text ( None )
None

Fix Text (F-31301r1_fix)
Remove all the r-commands access control files. Procedure: # find / -name .rhosts -exec rm {} \; # find / -name .shosts -exec rm {} \; # find / -name hosts.equiv -exec rm {} \; # find / -name shosts.equiv -exec rm {} \;