GEN000000-AIX00040 - The securetcpip command must be used - /etc/security/config has been configured

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Information

The AIX securetcpip command disables insecure network utilities, such as rcp, rlogin, rlogind, rsh, rshd, tftp, tftpd, and trpt/d. These services increase the attack surface of the system.

Solution

Ensure secure tcp/ip has been invoked before allowing operations on the system

See Also

https://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_AIX_6-1_V1R13_STIG.zip