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AIX root passwords must never be passed over a network in clear text form.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-215221AIX7-00-001124SV-215221r987796_ruleCCI-000197high
Description
Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are not encrypted, they can be plainly read (i.e., clear text) and easily compromised.
STIGDate
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide2024-08-16

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 4 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAC-10Authenticator Management
0.50
IAC-10.1Password-Based Authentication
0.50
IAC-10.4Automated Support For Password Strength
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (58) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-17(2)Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00
AC-4Information Flow Enforcement
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (4) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.5.10
1.00
3.5.7
1.00
3.5.8
1.00
3.5.9
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000197
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-215221r987796_chk)

Determine if root has logged in over an unencrypted network connection: # last | grep "root " | egrep -v "reboot|console" | more root pts/1 10.74.17.76 Jul 4 16:44 - 17:39 (00:54) Next, determine if the SSH daemon is running: # ps -ef |grep sshd root 3670408 6029762 0 Jan 24 - 0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd If root has logged in over the network and SSHD is not running, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16417r294115_fix)

If OpenSSH server is not installed, install it from the from AIX DVD Volume 1 using the following command (assuming that the DVD device is /dev/cd0): # installp -aXYgd /dev/cd0 -e /tmp/install.log openssh.base.server Start SSH server if it is not started: # startsrc -s sshd Enable SSH on the system and use it for all remote connections used to attain root access. Disable direct root remote login: # chsec -f /etc/security/user -s root -a rlogin=false