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If AIX server is not functioning as a DNS server, the named daemon must be disabled.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

This is the server for the DNS protocol and controls domain name resolution for its clients. To prevent attacks this daemon should not be enabled unless there is no alternative.

ID
SV-215360r958478_rule
Version
AIX7-00-003054
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

In "/etc/rc.tcpip", comment out the "named" entry by running command: 
# chrctcp -d named