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V-216057

CAT I (High)

The telnet service daemon must not be installed unless required.

Rule ID

SV-216057r959010_rule

STIG

Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V3R5

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

Telnet is an insecure protocol.

Check Content

Determine if the telnet daemon package in installed.

# pkg list service/network/telnet

If an installed package named "service/network/telnet" is listed and vntsd is not in use for LDoms, this is a finding.

Fix Text

The Software Installation Profile is required.

# pfexec pkg uninstall service/network/telnet