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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The AIX SSH daemon must be configured to disable empty passwords.

    <VulnDiscussion>When password authentication is allowed, PermitEmptyPasswords specifies whether the server allows login to accounts with empt...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The AIX SSH daemon must be configured to disable user .rhosts files.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Trust .rhost file means a compromise on one host can allow an attacker to move trivially to other hosts.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&g...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The AIX SSH daemon must be configured to not use host-based authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;SSH trust relationships mean a compromise on one host can allow an attacker to move trivially to other hosts.&lt;/VulnDiscuss...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The AIX SSH daemon must not allow RhostsRSAAuthentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If SSH permits rhosts RSA authentication, a user may be able to log in based on the keys of the host originating the request ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00232

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • If AIX SSH daemon is required, the SSH daemon must only listen on the approved listening IP addresses.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The SSH daemon should only listen on the approved listening IP addresses. Otherwise the SSH service could be subject to unaut...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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