TMA-AIX-4.3.4.19
Ensure rlogin daemon is not in use
Description
This entry starts the rlogin daemon when required. This service authenticates remote user logins. This login service is used to authenticate a remote user connection when logging in via the rlogin command. The username and password are passed over the network in clear text and therefore insecurely. Unless required the rlogin daemon will be disabled. Audit: `lssrc -s inetd -l` must not list the service (count 0).
How it is checked
Audit method: Shell command
command -v lssrc >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1; n=$(lssrc -s inetd -l 2>/dev/null | grep -c '^rlogin'); echo "$n"- Expected output
0
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
In /etc/inetd.conf, comment out the rlogin entry and refresh the inetd process: # /usr/sbin/chsubserver -r inetd -C /etc/inetd.conf -d -v 'login' -p tcp6 # /usr/bin/lssrc -s inetd && refresh -s inetd
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- aixaccounts
- Reference
- CIS IBM AIX 7 Benchmark v1.2.0 - 4.3.4.19 Ensure rlogin daemon is not in use
Check this host
Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.
tmaegis scan --target aix