If AIX server is not functioning as a network router, the gated daemon must be disabled.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-215358 | SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | AIX7-00-003052 | SV-215358r958478_rule | 2026-02-06 | 3 |
Description
This daemon provides gateway routing functions for protocols such as RIP and SNMP.
To prevent remote attacks this daemon should not be enabled unless there is no alternative.
ℹ️ Check
From the command prompt, execute the following command:
# grep "^start[[:blank:]]/usr/sbin/gated" /etc/rc.tcpip
If there is any output from the command, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
In "/etc/rc.tcpip", comment out the "gated" entry by running command:
# chrctcp -d gated