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Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) Essential Eight

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  • Obsolete Services

    This section discusses a number of network-visible services which have historically caused problems for system security, and for which disabling or...
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  • Xinetd

    The <code>xinetd</code> service acts as a dedicated listener for some network services (mostly, obsolete ones) and can be used to provide access co...
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  • Uninstall xinetd Package

    The xinetd package can be removed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum erase xinetd
    Rule Low Severity
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  • Disable xinetd Service

    The xinetd service can be disabled with the following command: 
    $ sudo systemctl mask --now xinetd.service
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Rlogin, Rsh, and Rexec

    The Berkeley r-commands are legacy services which allow cleartext remote access and have an insecure trust model.
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  • Uninstall rsh-server Package

    The rsh-server package can be removed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum erase rsh-server
    Rule High Severity
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  • Uninstall rsh Package

    The rsh package contains the client commands for the rsh services
    Rule Unknown Severity
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  • Chat/Messaging Services

    The talk software makes it possible for users to send and receive messages across systems through a terminal session.
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  • Uninstall talk-server Package

    The talk-server package can be removed with the following command: 
     $ sudo yum erase talk-server
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Uninstall talk Package

    The <code>talk</code> package contains the client program for the Internet talk protocol, which allows the user to chat with other users on differe...
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