Permissions on user .netrc files must be 750 or less permissive.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
.netrc files may contain unencrypted passwords that can be used to attack other systems.
- ID
- SV-216183r959010_rule
- Version
- SOL-11.1-070040
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
The root role is required.
Change the permissions on users' .netrc files to 750 or less permissive.
# chmod 750 [file name]