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DISA STIG AIX 7.x V2R3

DISA STIG AIX 7.x V2R3

AIX7-00-001009 – All accounts on AIX must be assigned unique User Identification Numbers (UIDs) and must authenticate organizational and non-organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of these users).
Details To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be identified and authenticated to prevent potential misuse and...
AIX7-00-001010 – The AIX SYSTEM attribute must not be set to NONE for any account.
Details To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be identified and authenticated to prevent potential misuse and...
AIX7-00-001011 – Direct logins to the AIX system must not be permitted to shared accounts, default accounts, application accounts, and utility accounts.
Details Shared accounts (accounts where two or more people log in with the same user identification) do not provide identification...
AIX7-00-001012 – AIX must use the SSH server to implement replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileged and non-privileged accounts – lssrc sshd
Details A replay attack may enable an unauthorized user to gain access to the operating system. Authentication sessions between the...
AIX7-00-001012 – AIX must use the SSH server to implement replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileged and non-privileged accounts – openssh.base.server
Details A replay attack may enable an unauthorized user to gain access to the operating system. Authentication sessions between the...
AIX7-00-001014 – The AIX system must automatically remove or disable emergency accounts after the crisis is resolved or 72 hours.
Details Emergency accounts are privileged accounts that are established in response to crisis situations where the need for rapid account...
AIX7-00-001029 – AIX must provide xlock command in the CDE environment to let users retain their sessions lock until users are reauthenticated.
Details All systems are vulnerable if terminals are left logged in and unattended. Leaving system terminals unsecure poses a potential...
AIX7-00-001015 – The shipped /etc/security/mkuser.sys file on AIX must not be customized directly.
Details The ‘/etc/security/mkuser.sys’ script customizes the new user account when a new user is created, or a user is logging...
AIX7-00-001030 – AIX system must prevent the root account from directly logging in except from the system console.
Details Limiting the root account direct logins to only system consoles protects the root account from direct unauthorized access from...
AIX7-00-001016 – The regular users default primary group must be staff (or equivalent) on AIX.
Details The /usr/lib/security/mkuser.default file contains the default primary groups for regular and admin users. Setting a system group as the...

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DISA STIG AIX 7.x V2R3

AIX7-00-001009 – All accounts on AIX must be assigned unique User Identification Numbers (UIDs) and must authenticate organizational and non-organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of these users).

AIX7-00-001010 – The AIX SYSTEM attribute must not be set to NONE for any account.

AIX7-00-001011 – Direct logins to the AIX system must not be permitted to shared accounts, default accounts, application accounts, and utility accounts.

AIX7-00-001012 – AIX must use the SSH server to implement replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileged and non-privileged accounts – lssrc sshd

AIX7-00-001012 – AIX must use the SSH server to implement replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileged and non-privileged accounts – openssh.base.server

AIX7-00-001014 – The AIX system must automatically remove or disable emergency accounts after the crisis is resolved or 72 hours.

AIX7-00-001029 – AIX must provide xlock command in the CDE environment to let users retain their sessions lock until users are reauthenticated.

AIX7-00-001015 – The shipped /etc/security/mkuser.sys file on AIX must not be customized directly.

AIX7-00-001030 – AIX system must prevent the root account from directly logging in except from the system console.

AIX7-00-001016 – The regular users default primary group must be staff (or equivalent) on AIX.