If AIX server is not functioning as a DNS server, the named daemon must be disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215360 | AIX7-00-003054 | SV-215360r958478_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| This is the server for the DNS protocol and controls domain name resolution for its clients. To prevent attacks this daemon should not be enabled unless there is no alternative. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-215360r958478_chk)
From the command prompt, execute the following command:
# grep "^start[[:blank:]]/usr/sbin/named" /etc/rc.tcpip
If there is any output from the command, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16556r294532_fix)
In "/etc/rc.tcpip", comment out the "named" entry by running command:
# chrctcp -d named