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SOL-11.1-020120 - The pidgin IM client package must not be installed.

Information

Instant messaging is an insecure protocol.

Solution

The Software Installation Profile is required.

# pfexec pkg uninstall communication/im/pidgin

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_11_x86_V3R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA Solaris 11 X86 STIG v3r4

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-216054r959010_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-020120, STIG-Legacy|SV-60781, STIG-Legacy|V-47909, Vuln-ID|V-216054

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 25760bc7f9b48c7f9424eeb3c4cee29c02e4d691e8faf610cdf98e703f9c6f12

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