Details
The Berkeley rsh-server (rsh, rlogin, rcp) package contains legacy services that exchange credentials in clear-text.
Rationale:
These legacy service contain numerous security exposures and have been replaced with the more secure SSH package.
Solution
Run the following command to remove rsh-server:
# yum erase rsh-server
Default Value:
OS Default: Not Installed
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.