GEN007840 - The DHCP client must be disabled if not needed.

Information

DHCP allows for the unauthenticated configuration of network parameters on the system by exchanging information with a DHCP server.

Solution

Delete the DHCP client configuration.
# rm /etc/dhcp.*

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_10_SPARC_V2R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA STIG Solaris 10 SPARC v2r4

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-227054r603265_rule, STIG-ID|GEN007840, STIG-Legacy|SV-26931, STIG-Legacy|V-22548, Vuln-ID|V-227054

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: d6b725d532ace414c99a1a1c35e0ae5d81e9fb76cb8e8c363896ebe101f189ae