The AIX rlogind service must be disabled.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The rlogin daemon permits username and passwords to be passed over the network in clear text.
- ID
- SV-215347r987796_rule
- Version
- AIX7-00-003041
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Disable the rlogind service by editing the "'etc/inetd.conf" file.
# vi /etc/inetd.conf
Comment out the "rlogind" service.