NIS maps must be protected through hard-to-guess domain names on AIX.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>The use of hard-to-guess NIS domain names provides additional protection from unauthorized access to the NIS directory information.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-215418r508663_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Change the NIS domain name to a value difficult to guess. Consult vendor documentation for the required procedure.