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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000420-GPOS-00186
AIX must protect against or limit the effects of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks by ensuring AIX is implementing rate-limiting measures on impacted network interfaces.
AIX must protect against or limit the effects of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks by ensuring AIX is implementing rate-limiting measures on impacted network interfaces. An XCCDF Rule
AIX must protect against or limit the effects of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks by ensuring AIX is implementing rate-limiting measures on impacted network interfaces.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot accomplish its mission or must operate at degraded capacity.
This requirement addresses the configuration of AIX to mitigate the impact of DoS attacks that have occurred or are ongoing on system availability. For each system, known and potential DoS attacks must be identified and solutions for each type implemented. A variety of technologies exist to limit or, in some cases, eliminate the effects of DoS attacks (e.g., limiting processes or establishing memory partitions). Employing increased capacity and bandwidth, combined with service redundancy, may reduce the susceptibility to some DoS attacks.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>