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The AIX systems access control program must be configured to grant or deny system access to specific hosts.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

If the system's access control program is not configured with appropriate rules for allowing and denying access to system network resources, services may be accessible to unauthorized hosts.

ID
SV-215419r991589_rule
Version
AIX7-00-003124
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Edit the "/etc/hosts.allow" and "/etc/hosts.deny" files to configure access restrictions.

Add "ALL: ALL" entry to "/etc/hosts.deny" file.