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The system must not run an Internet Network News (INN) server.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
GEN006240-ESXI5-PNF GEN006240-ESXI5-PNF GEN006240-ESXI5-PNF_rule Medium
Description
Internet Network News (INN) servers access Usenet newsfeeds and store newsgroup articles. INN servers use the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) to transfer information from the Usenet to the server and from the server to authorized remote hosts. Applicable, but permanent not-a-finding - The hypervisor does not support this function (No INN) server).
STIG Date
VMware ESXi v5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-01-15

Details

Check Text ( C-GEN006240-ESXI5-PNF_chk )
ESXi supports this requirement and cannot be configured to be out of compliance. This is a permanent not a finding.
Fix Text (F-GEN006240-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.