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GEN002040 - There must be no .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, or shosts.equiv files on the system - 'hosts.equiv'

Information

The .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, and shosts.equiv files are used to configure host-based authentication for individual users or the system. Host-based authentication is not sufficient for preventing unauthorized access to the system.

Solution

Remove the .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, and/or shosts.equiv files.

See Also

https://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_AIX_6-1_V1R14_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000366, Group-ID|V-11988, Rule-ID|SV-12489r2_rule, STIG-ID|GEN002040, Vuln-ID|V-11988

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: bc38e94e4c4cbd8cca212bd2d64a90e118d7df247d60aa34b86adb1404fe3143