If SNMP service is enabled on AIX, the default SNMP password must not be used in the /etc/snmpd.conf config file.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215231 | AIX7-00-001135 | SV-215231r991589_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Use default SNMP password increases the chance of security vulnerability on SNMP service. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-215231r991589_chk)
Inspect "/etc/snmpd.conf" to find all the passwords that are used in the config file:
# grep -v "^#" /etc/snmpd.conf | grep -E "public|private|password"
If any results are returned, default passwords are being used and this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16427r294145_fix)
Edit "/etc/snmpd.conf" config file to remove or change all the default passwords that are used in the file.
Restart snmpd:
# stopsrc -s snmpd
# startsrc -s snmpd