STIGUI
V-216288CAT I — High severitySV-216288r959010_rule

The NIS package must not be installed.

Rule version SOL-11.1-020110 · STIG v3 · 2026-08-19

Discussion

NIS is an insecure protocol.

Check

Determine if the NIS package is installed.

# pkg list service/network/nis

If an installed package named "service/network/nis" is listed, this is a finding.

Fix

The Software Installation Profile is required.

# pfexec pkg uninstall service/network/nis

Identifiers

Group ID
V-216288
Group title
SRG-OS-000480
Rule ID
SV-216288r959010_rule
Check ID
C-17524r370952_chk
Fix ID
F-17522r370953_fix