Uninstall the ssl compliant telnet server
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The telnet daemon, even with ssl support, should be uninstalled.
Rationale
telnet, even with ssl support, should not be installed.
When remote shell is required, up-to-date ssh daemon can be used.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_telnetd-ssl_removed
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Anaconda Pre-Install Instructions
package --remove=telnetd-ssl
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Ensure telnetd-ssl is removed
package:
name: telnetd-ssl
state: absent
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
Remediation - Puppet
include remove_telnetd-ssl
class remove_telnetd-ssl {
package { 'telnetd-ssl':
ensure => 'purged',
}
Remediation - Shell Script
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove telnetd-ssl
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on telnetd-ssl. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!