The .rhosts file must not be supported in AIX PAM.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-215433 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229 | AIX7-00-003139 | SV-215433r991591_rule | 2024-08-16 | 3 |
| Description |
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| .rhosts files are used to specify a list of hosts permitted remote access to a particular account without authenticating. The use of such a mechanism defeats strong identification and authentication requirements. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Check the PAM configuration for "rhosts_auth" using command: # grep rhosts_auth /etc/pam.conf |grep -v \# If a "rhosts_auth" entry is found, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Edit "/etc/pam.conf" and remove the reference(s) to the "rhosts_auth" module. |