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SOL-11.1-040250 - The default umask for system and users must be 077.

Information

Setting a very secure default value for umask ensures that users make a conscious choice about their file permissions.

Solution

The root role is required.

Edit local and global initialization files containing "umask" and change them to use 077.

# pfedit /etc/default/login

Insert the line
UMASK=077

# pfedit [user initialization file]

Insert the line
umask 077

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_11_SPARC_V3R6_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-216341r959010_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-040250, STIG-Legacy|SV-60933, STIG-Legacy|V-48061, Vuln-ID|V-216341

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: d61994ead36380bcacf68e34d87f60fd22d7678bd13519ca63b21bbe3283f406