Permissions on user .netrc files must be 750 or less permissive.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
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- ID
- SV-216420r603267_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
The root role is required.
Change the permissions on users' .netrc files to 750 or less permissive.
# chmod 750 [file name]