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V-994

CAT II (Medium)

The snmpd.conf file must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

Rule ID

SV-45955r1_rule

STIG

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R12

CCIs

CCI-000225

Discussion

The snmpd.conf file contains authenticators and must be protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Check Content

Check the mode of the SNMP daemon configuration file.

Procedure:

Examine the default install location /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
or:
# find / -name snmpd.conf

# ls -lL <snmpd.conf file>
If the snmpd.conf file has a mode more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the mode of the SNMP daemon configuration file to 0600. 

Procedure:
# chmod 0600 <snmpd.conf>