There must be no .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, or shosts.equiv files on the AIX system.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-215432 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229 | AIX7-00-003138 | SV-215432r991591_rule | 2024-08-16 | 3 |
| Description |
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| Trust files are convenient, but when used in conjunction with the remote login services, they can allow unauthenticated access to a system. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Check for the existence of the files using: # find / -name .rhosts # find / -name .shosts # find / -name hosts.equiv # find / -name shosts.equiv If ".rhosts", ".shosts", "hosts.equiv", or "shosts.equiv" are found, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Remove the ".rhosts", ".shosts", "hosts.equiv", and/or "shosts.equiv" files. |