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The nobody access for RPC encryption key storage service must be disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-48089 SOL-11.1-040320 SV-60961r1_rule Medium
Description
If login by the user "nobody" is allowed for secure RPC, there is an increased risk of system compromise. If keyserv holds a private key for the "nobody" user, it will be used by key_encryptsession to compute a magic phrase which can be easily recovered by a malicious user.
STIG Date
Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-04-28

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-51697r1_fix)
The root role is required.

Modify the /etc/default/keyserv file.

# pfedit /etc/default/keyserv

Locate the line:

#ENABLE_NOBODY_KEYS=YES

Change it to:

ENABLE_NOBODY_KEYS=NO