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XCCDF
Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480
Host-based authentication for login-based services must be disabled.
Host-based authentication for login-based services must be disabled.
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Host-based authentication for login-based services must be disabled.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>The use of .rhosts authentication is an insecure protocol and can be replaced with public-key authentication using Secure Shell. As automatic authentication settings in the .rhosts files can provide a malicious user with sensitive system credentials, the use of .rhosts files should be disabled.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>