GEN005320 - The snmpd.conf file must have mode 0600 or less permissive - '/etc/snmpd.conf'

Information

The snmpd.conf file contains authenticators and must be protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Solution

Change the mode of the SNMP daemon configuration file to 0600.
Procedure:
# chmod 0600 /etc/snmpd.conf
# chmod 0600 /etc/snmpdv3.conf

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_STIG_Library_2015_07.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA AIX 5.3 STIG v1r2

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000225, CSCv6|3.1, Rule-ID|SV-38817r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN005320, Vuln-ID|V-994

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: c0641f0f4721c479678ff18afe6a9addcf7a411e0546f5e18b59a9a8239ac810