NIS maps must be protected through hard-to-guess domain names on AIX.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The use of hard-to-guess NIS domain names provides additional protection from unauthorized access to the NIS directory information.
- ID
- SV-215418r991589_rule
- Version
- AIX7-00-003123
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Change the NIS domain name to a value difficult to guess. Consult vendor documentation for the required procedure.