The pidgin IM client package must not be installed.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Instant messaging is an insecure protocol.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-216054r603268_rule
- Severity
- Low
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
The Software Installation Profile is required.
# pfexec pkg uninstall communication/im/pidgin