BSI-100-2: S 4.105: Initial measures after a Unix standard installation: REXECD - Remove non-required services from /etc/inetd.conf

Information

A review should be made of which services are running on the IT system. Services which are not needed should be disabled or removed (see S 5.72 Deactivation of unnecessary network services)

Safeguard Catalogues: S 4: Hardware and software

S 4.105: Initial measures after a Unix standard installation

* Please note that the equivalent of inetd.conf in Red Hat is xinetd.conf

Solution

It is possible to check this by entering the command netstat -a | grep listen.

See Also

https://www.bsi.bund.de/cae/servlet/contentblob/471430/publicationFile/28223/standard_100-2_e_pdf.pdf

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7b.

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 59ebc60f8a8d1e899ba3e6937ac678997715adb4c69959eb7e7612305e70afe8