The AIX rlogind service must be disabled.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>The rlogin daemon permits username and passwords to be passed over the network in clear text.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-215347r987796_rule
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Disable the rlogind service by editing the "'etc/inetd.conf" file.
# vi /etc/inetd.conf
Comment out the "rlogind" service.