Details
time is a network service that responds with the server’s current date and time as a 32 bit
integer. This service is intended for debugging and testing purposes. It is recommended
that this service be disabled.
*Rationale*
Disabling this service will reduce the remote attack surface of the system.
Solution
Remove or comment out any time lines in /etc/inetd.conf-#time stream tcp nowait root internal.
Supportive Information
The following resource is also helpful.
This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.