NIS maps must be protected through hard-to-guess domain names.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-89639	VRAU-SL-000550	SV-100289r1_rule		Medium

Description
The use of hard-to-guess NIS domain names provides additional protection from unauthorized access to the NIS directory information.

STIG	Date
VMware vRealize Automation 7.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-10-12

Details

Check Text ( C-89331r1_chk )
If the SLES for vRealize does not use NIS or NIS+, this is not applicable. Check the domain name for NIS maps: # domainname If the name returned is simple to guess, such as the organization name, building or room name, etc., this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-96381r1_fix)
Change the NIS domain name to a value difficult to guess. Consult vendor documentation for the required procedure.