Title

NIS maps must be protected through hard-to-guess domain names on AIX. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The use of hard-to-guess NIS domain names provides additional protection from unauthorized access to the NIS directory information.

Check Content

Check the domain name for NIS maps using command: # domainname If no ouput is returned or the name returned is simple to guess, such as the organization name, building, or room name, etc., this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the NIS domain name to a value difficult to guess. Consult vendor documentation for the required procedure.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-215418r991589_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-215418

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.