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 HP-UX /etc/securetty must be group-owned by root, sys, or bin.

HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The HP-UX /etc/securetty must be group-owned by root, sys, or bin.

Description

Discussion Text

Root, sys, and bin are the most privileged group accounts, by default, for most UNIX systems. If a file as sensitive as /etc/securetty is not group-owned by a privileged group, it could lead to system compromise.

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Objective

V-965

Rule

SV-965r2_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN000000-HPUX0080

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

ls -lL /etc/securetty

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Change the group-owner of the /etc/securetty to root, bin, or sys.
Example:
# chgrp root /etc/securetty

STIG check 513 of 534 in the HP-UX 11.23 STIG checklist

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