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1.159 SOL-11.1-070040

Information

Permissions on user .netrc files must be 750 or less permissive.

GROUP ID: V-216420
RULE ID: SV-216420r959010

.netrc files may contain unencrypted passwords that can be used to attack other systems.

Solution

The root role is required.

Change the permissions on users' .netrc files to 750 or less permissive.

# chmod 750 [file name]

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-216420r959010_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-070040, Vuln-ID|V-216420

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: ac0e1063c007ff0b3cd4ed3eb04ef7e0bd8885243aafe137414bb0d9a7dea280