If AIX server is not functioning as a network router, the routed daemon must be disabled.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The routed daemon manages the network routing tables in the kernel. To prevent attacks this daemon should not be enabled unless there is no alternative.
- ID
- SV-215361r958478_rule
- Version
- AIX7-00-003055
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
In "/etc/rc.tcpip", comment out the "routed" entry by running command:
# chrctcp -d routed