SV-38750r1: The /etc/ftpaccess.ctl file must exist. | AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

The /etc/ftpaccess.ctl file must exist.

Description

Discussion Text

The ftpaccess.ctl file contains options for the ftp daemon, such as herald, motd, user access, and permissions to files and directories. If the ftpaccess.ctl file does not exist, the ftpd process will not display any warning banners, and permissions will only be enforced using basic UNIX permissions.

How this relates to the STIG checklist: STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-000032

Additional Details

Responsibility

System Administrator

IA Controls

ECSC-1

References

DPMS Target AIX 6.1 DISA DPMS Target AIX 6.1 2176

SCC Automation Reference

The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.

#!/bin/bash
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.fso.aix11:def:16
# The /etc/ftpaccess.ctl file must exist.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# ftpaccess.ctl exists
# file_object (file_test)
test_1() {
  test -e '/etc/ftpaccess.ctl' &>/dev/null
}

if test_1; then
  echo "PASS"
else
  echo "FAIL"
fi

Assessment Script Powered by AISandbox-executed

A standalone Shell script to assess this control automatically. Review before running it in your environment.

Syntax-checked and actually executed in an isolated sandbox (not the real system this checks) — confirmed to run without errors.

#!/bin/sh
# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.fso.aix11:def:16
if [ -e /etc/ftpaccess.ctl ]; then echo "PASS"; exit 0; fi; echo "FAIL"; exit 1

Remediation

Create a /etc/ftpaccess.ctl file.
#touch /etc/ftpaccess.ctl

Add at least the herald: /path to login banner to the /etc/ftpaccess.ctl file.

#vi /etc/ftpaccess.ctl