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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
The ndpd-host daemon must be disabled on AIX.
The ndpd-host daemon must be disabled on AIX.
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The ndpd-host daemon must be disabled on AIX.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>This is the Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) daemon, required in IPv6. The ndpd-host is the NDP daemon for the server. Unless the server utilizes IPv6, this is not required and should be disabled to prevent attacks.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>