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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.