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GEN006380 - The system must not use UDP for NIS/NIS+.
Information
Implementing Network Information Service (NIS) or NIS+ under UDP may make the system more susceptible to a Denial of Service attack and does not provide the same quality of service as TCP.Solution
Configure the system to not use UDP for NIS and NIS+. Consult vendor documentation for the required procedure.See Also
http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_RedHat_5_V1R18_STIG.zip
Item Details
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-17(8), CAT|I, CCI|CCI-001436, Group-ID|V-4399, Rule-ID|SV-37739r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN006380, Vuln-ID|V-4399
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 5ad17806513369c0c638d57a039785a57c21bd919c0445db084b3f405cb9c926