The telnet service daemon must not be installed unless required.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-216057 | SOL-11.1-020150 | SV-216057r959010_rule | CCI-000366 | high |
| Description | ||||
| Telnet is an insecure protocol. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-05 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-216057r959010_chk)
Determine if the telnet daemon package in installed.
# pkg list service/network/telnet
If an installed package named "service/network/telnet" is listed and vntsd is not in use for LDoms, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-17293r372554_fix)
The Software Installation Profile is required.
# pfexec pkg uninstall service/network/telnet