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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229
The .rhosts file must not be supported in AIX PAM.
The .rhosts file must not be supported in AIX PAM.
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The .rhosts file must not be supported in AIX PAM.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>.rhosts files are used to specify a list of hosts permitted remote access to a particular account without authenticating. The use of such a mechanism defeats strong identification and authentication requirements.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>