Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R18

CurrentPublished Fri Apr 28 2017

Unencrypted FTP must not be used on the system.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Unencrypted FTP must not be used on the system.

Description

Discussion Text

: FTP is typically unencrypted and presents confidentiality and integrity risks. FTP may be protected by encryption in certain cases, such as when used in a Kerberos environment. SFTP and FTPS are encrypted alternatives to FTP.

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Objective

V-12010

Rule

SV-37515r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN004800

Documentable

true

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Perform the following to determine if unencrypted FTP is enabled:

# chkconfig --list gssftp
# chkconfig --list vsftpd

If any of these services are found, ask the SA if these services are encrypted. If they are not, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Disable the FTP daemons.

Procedure:
# chkconfig gssftp off
# chkconfig vsftpd off

STIG check 57 of 571 in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 STIG checklist

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