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1.61 SOL-11.1-020500

Information

Any X Windows host must write .Xauthority files.

GROUP ID: V-216308
RULE ID: SV-216308r959010

.Xauthority files ensure the user is authorized to access the specific X Windows host. If .Xauthority files are not used, it may be possible to obtain unauthorized access to the X Windows host.

Solution

Ensure the X Windows host is configured to write .Xauthority files into user home directories.

Edit the Xaccess file. Ensure the line that writes the .Xauthority file is uncommented.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23765

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-2(1), 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000297, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-216308r959010_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-020500, Vuln-ID|V-216308

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 86e212069d5e8b7ce827b51dbfb8860d14b95548f3fdd2867d75ad0e671b0a3e