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AIX7-00-003051 - If IPv6 is not utilized on AIX server, the autoconf6 daemon must be disabled.

Information

"autoconf6" is used to automatically configure IPv6 interfaces at boot time. Running this service may allow other hosts on the same physical subnet to connect via IPv6, even when the network does not support it. Disable this unless you use IPv6 on the server.

Solution

In "/etc/rc.tcpip", comment out the "autoconf6" entry by running command:
# chrctcp -d autoconf6

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_IBM_AIX_7-x_V3R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-215357r958478_rule, STIG-ID|AIX7-00-003051, STIG-Legacy|SV-101439, STIG-Legacy|V-91341, Vuln-ID|V-215357

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 246483241d4f9619f36569dcca0647bb86a82d90a74322c177d4633222a87e10