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V-215418

IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

CAT II

Title

NIS maps must be protected through hard-to-guess domain names on AIX.

Description

<VulnDiscussion>The use of hard-to-guess NIS domain names provides additional protection from unauthorized access to the NIS directory information.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls>...

Fix Text (Documentation Requirement)

Change the NIS domain name to a value difficult to guess. Consult vendor documentation for the required procedure.

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