AIX must be configured with a default gateway for IPv6 if the system uses IPv6 unless the system is a router.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
If a system has no default gateway defined, the system is at increased risk of man-in-the-middle, monitoring, and Denial of Service attacks.
- ID
- SV-215264r991589_rule
- Version
- AIX7-00-002065
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure an IPv6 default route on the system:
# smitty route