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GEN004800 - Unencrypted FTP must not be used on the system - 'vsftpd'

Information

: FTP is typically unencrypted and presents confidentiality and integrity risks. FTP may be protected by encryption in certain cases, such as when used in a Kerberos environment. SFTP and FTPS are encrypted alternatives to FTP.

Solution

Disable the FTP daemons.

Procedure:
# chkconfig gssftp off
# chkconfig vsftpd off

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_RedHat_5_V1R18_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Group-ID|V-12010, Rule-ID|SV-37515r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN004800, Vuln-ID|V-12010

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: a6644a83ef8e44899329e33165f7cd79acb55c214a6b4c8a323e5fb53f7d3623