II - Mission Support Public
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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AIX must not respond to ICMPv6 echo requests sent to a broadcast address.
<VulnDiscussion>Responding to broadcast ICMP echo requests facilitates network mapping and provides a vector for amplification attacks.</V...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00228
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AIX must define default permissions for all authenticated users in such a way that the user can only read and modify their own files.
<VulnDiscussion>Setting the most restrictive default permissions ensures that when new accounts are created they do not have unnecessary acce...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229
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There must be no .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, or shosts.equiv files on the AIX system.
<VulnDiscussion>Trust files are convenient, but when used in conjunction with the remote login services, they can allow unauthenticated acces...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229
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The .rhosts file must not be supported in AIX PAM.
<VulnDiscussion>.rhosts files are used to specify a list of hosts permitted remote access to a particular account without authenticating. The...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00230
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The AIX root user home directory must not be the root directory (/).
<VulnDiscussion>Changing the root home directory to something other than / and assigning it a 0700 protection makes it more difficult for int...Rule Medium Severity
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