AIX passwd.nntp file must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

File permissions more permissive than 0600 for /etc/news/passwd.nntp may allow access to privileged information by system intruders or malicious users.

If NNTP is not being used, this is Not Applicable.

Check passwd.nntp file permissions using command: # find / -name passwd.nntp -exec ls -lL {} \;

The above command may yield the following output: -rw------- 1 root system 19 Oct 16 10:46 /etc/news/passwd.nntp

If a "passwd.nntp" file has a mode more permissive than "0600", this is a finding.

Change the mode of all the found passwd.nntp files that have mode more permissive than "0600" using command: # chmod 0600 <passwd.nntp_file>