IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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The AIX /etc/group file must be group-owned by security.
<VulnDiscussion>The "/etc/group" file contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is imp...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00230
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
All AIX interactive users home directories must be owned by their respective users.
<VulnDiscussion>System binaries are executed by privileged users as well as system services, and restrictive permissions are necessary to ens...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00230
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
All AIX interactive users home directories must be group-owned by the home directory owner primary group.
<VulnDiscussion>If the Group Identifier (GID) of the home directory is not the same as the GID of the user, this would allow unauthorized acc...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00230
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
All files and directories contained in users home directories on AIX must be group-owned by a group in which the home directory owner is a member.
<VulnDiscussion>If the Group Identifier (GID) of the home directory is not the same as the GID of the user, this would allow unauthorized acc...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
AIX time synchronization configuration file must have mode 0640 or less permissive.
<VulnDiscussion>A synchronized system clock is critical for the enforcement of time-based policies and the correlation of logs and audit reco...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The AIX /etc/group file must have mode 0644 or less permissive.
<VulnDiscussion>The "/etc/group" file contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is imp...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
AIX must encrypt user data at rest using AIX Encrypted File System (EFS) if it is required.
<VulnDiscussion>The AIX Encrypted File System (EFS) is a J2 filesystem-level encryption through individual key stores. This allows for file e...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
AIX must protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information during preparation for transmission and maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information during reception and disable all non-encryption network access methods.
<VulnDiscussion>Without protection of the transmitted or received information, confidentiality and integrity may be compromised because unpro...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
AIX must monitor and record successful remote logins.
<VulnDiscussion>Remote access services, such as those providing remote access to network devices and information systems, which lack automate...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
AIX must monitor and record unsuccessful remote logins.
<VulnDiscussion>Remote access services, such as those providing remote access to network devices and information systems, which lack automate...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group
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