SV-37436r1: There must be no .netrc files on the system. | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

There must be no .netrc files on the system.

Description

Discussion Text

Unencrypted passwords for remote FTP servers may be stored in .netrc files. Policy requires passwords be encrypted in storage and not used in access scripts.

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

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-000196

Additional Details

Responsibility

System Administrator

IA Controls

IAIA-1, IAIA-2

References

DPMS Target Red Hat 5 DISA DPMS Target Red Hat 5 2154

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.

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.rhel11:def:148
if [ ! -e /.netrc ]; then echo "PASS"; exit 0; fi; find / -name.netrc -print -o -print > /dev/null; if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then echo "FAIL"; exit 1; fi; echo "PASS"; exit 0

Remediation

Remove the .netrc file(s).

Procedure:
# find / -name .netrc
# rm <.netrc file>