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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
The daytime daemon must be disabled on AIX.
The daytime daemon must be disabled on AIX.
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The daytime daemon must be disabled on AIX.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>The daytime service provides the current date and time to other servers on a network. This daytime service is a defunct time service, typically used for testing purposes only. The service should be disabled as it can leave the system vulnerable to DoS ping attacks.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>