HP UX Bastille Software manual SecureInetd.deactivaterecserv, SecureInetd.deactivaterquotad

SecureInetd.deactivate_recserv

Headline	Ensure the inetd recserv service does not run on this system.
Default	N
Description	HP SharedX Receiver Service receives shared windows from another machine
	in X without explicitly performing any xhost command. This service is
	required for MPower remote windows. If you use MPower, leave this service
	running on your system. The SharedX Receiver Service is an automated
	wrapper around the xhost command. For more information about the xhost
	command, see xhost(1). This service should be disabled unless shared windows
	are viewed often on this machine. The xhost command is generally the more
	secure solution because it makes all sharing of windows explicit.
Actions	In the /etc/inetd.conf file, comment out the entry for recserv.

SecureInetd.deactivate_rquotad

Headline	Ensure the inetd rquotad service does not run on this system.
Default	Y
Description	The rquotad server is an RPC server that returns quotas for a user of a local
	file system mounted remotely through NFS. This service should be disabled
	if not using quotas with NFS.
Actions	In the /etc/inetd.conf file, comment out the entry for rpc.rquotad.

SecureInetd.deactivate_rtools

Headline	Ensure that the login, shell, and exec services do not run on this system.
Default	N
Description	The login, shell, and exec services use the r-tools: rlogind, remshd, and
	rexecd respectively, which use IP-based authentication. This form of
	authentication can be easily defeated with forging packets that suggest the
	connecting machine is a trusted host when in fact it may be an arbitrary
	machine on the network. Administrators in the past have found these services
	useful, but many are unaware of the security ramifications of leaving these
	services enabled.
Actions	In the /etc/inetd.conf file, comment out the entries for login, shell,
	and exec.

SecureInetd.deactivate_swat

Headline	Ensure the inetd swat service does not run on this system.
Default	N
Description	The swat service allows a Samba administrator to configure Samba through
	a web browser. The swat service allows administrators to view, change, and
	affect the change through the web. The drawback from a security standpoint
	comes from the authentication method used for the Samba administrator.
	Clear-text passwords are passed through the network if a connection is initiated
	from an outside source. This form of authentication is easily defeated and HP
	recommends not running the swat service on this machine.
Actions	In the /etc/inetd.conf file, comment out the entry for swat.

SecureInetd.deactivate_telnet

Headline	Ensure that the telnet service does not run on this system.
Default	N
Description	Telnet is not secure. Telnet is shipped on most operating systems for backward
	compatibility. Do not use it in an untrusted network. Telnet is a clear-text

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