SOL-11.1-070040 - Permissions on user .netrc files must be 750 or less permissive.

Information

.netrc files may contain unencrypted passwords that can be used to attack other systems.

Solution

The root role is required.

Change the permissions on users' .netrc files to 750 or less permissive.

# chmod 750 [file name]

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_11_x86_V3R6_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA Solaris 11 X86 STIG v3r6

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-216183r959010_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-070040, STIG-Legacy|SV-60995, STIG-Legacy|V-48123, Vuln-ID|V-216183

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 09a57d03594d743969ad98e992d7a473c50de0c84b532f7735b40195bbc867e6