HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide

The HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide (V1 R8) has 534 STIG checks. New to STIG checklists? Read What is a STIG checklist?, CKL vs CKLB, and STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

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Version

V1 · R8

CurrentPublished Fri Jan 22 2016

The /etc/pam.conf file must have mode 0444 or less permissive.

HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The /etc/pam.conf file must have mode 0444 or less permissive.

Description

Discussion Text

The /etc/pam.conf file is the system configuration file for the Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) architecture. It supports per user authentication, account, session, and password management. If the configuration is modified maliciously, users may gain unauthorized system access.

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Objective

V-40478

Rule

SV-52466r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN000000-HPUX0380

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

If the system is configured for Trusted Mode, this check is not applicable.

For SMSE:
Verify the file mode.
# ls -lL /etc/pam.conf

If the file mode is more permissive than 0444, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

If the system is operating in Trusted Mode, no fix is required.

For SMSE:
As root, change the file mode to 0444 or less permissive.
# chmod 0444 /etc/pam.conf

STIG check 327 of 534 in the HP-UX 11.23 STIG checklist

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