4.5.5.2 SNMP - disable system community string

Information

If snmpd is required within the environment, disable the system community string.

Rationale:

In AIX, two SNMP community names, private and system, are enabled with read/write privileges, but are allowed access only from localhost connections. As these SNMP names are the default, they must not be used. Any SNMP community name should be a combination of letters, numbers and special characters to enhance security.

Solution

Edit the file:

vi /etc/snmpd.conf

Comment out the system entry:

#community system 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 readWrite 1.17.2

Default Value:

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Additional Information:

Reversion:

Copy back the original /etc/snmpd.conf file:

cp -p /etc/snmpd.conf.pre_cis /etc/snmpd.conf

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/7851