Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R18

CurrentPublished Fri Apr 28 2017

The Network Information System (NIS) protocol must not be used.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The Network Information System (NIS) protocol must not be used.

Description

Discussion Text

Due to numerous security vulnerabilities existing within NIS, it must not be used. Possible alternative directory services are NIS+ and LDAP.

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Objective

V-867

Rule

SV-37742r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN006400

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Perform the following to determine if NIS is active on the system:

# ps -ef | grep ypbind

If NIS is found active on the system, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Disable the use of NIS/NIS+. Use as a replacement Kerberos or LDAP.

STIG check 522 of 571 in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 STIG checklist

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