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The AIX rsh daemon must be disabled.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The rsh daemon permits username and passwords to be passed over the network in clear text.

ID
SV-215346r987796_rule
Version
AIX7-00-003040
Severity
High
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Edit the "/etc/inetd.conf" file and comment out the "rshd" service. 

Restart the inetd service:
# refresh -s inetd