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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • AIX Operating systems must enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

    <VulnDiscussion>Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000078-GPOS-00046

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • AIX CDE must conceal, via the session lock, information previously visible on the display with a publicly viewable image.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A session lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • AIX must employ strong authenticators in the establishment of nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If maintenance tools are used by unauthorized personnel, they may accidentally or intentionally damage or compromise the syst...
    Rule High Severity

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