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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
AIX must employ a deny-all, allow-by-exception firewall policy for allowing connections to other systems.
AIX must employ a deny-all, allow-by-exception firewall policy for allowing connections to other systems.
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AIX must employ a deny-all, allow-by-exception firewall policy for allowing connections to other systems.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Failure to restrict network connectivity only to authorized systems permits inbound connections from malicious systems. It also permits outbound connections that may facilitate exfiltration of DoD data.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>