Details

The AIX Trusted Computing Base (TCB) software provides protection from the unauthorized modification of core system files.

Solution

Ensure the Trusted Computing Base (TCB) software is implemented. TCB can only be installed at OS installation time.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_AIX_6-1_V1R14_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Access Control, System and Services Acquisition.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|AC-4(8)
• 800-53|SA-4(6)(b)
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000032
• CCI|CCI-000633
• Group-ID|V-969
• Rule-ID|SV-969r2_rule
• STIG-ID|GEN000000-AIX00020
• Vuln-ID|V-969

Source

• Tenable.com/audits