3.1.2.7 gated

Information

This entry starts the gated daemon system startup. This daemon provides gateway routing functions for protocols such as RIP OSPF and BGP.

Rationale:

The gated daemon provides gateway routing functions for protocols such as RIP, OSPF and BGP. The recommendation is that this daemon is disabled unless the server is is communicating a network router, e.g., to support VIPA.

Solution

In /etc/rc.tcpip, comment out the gated entry:

chrctcp -d gated

Default Value:

Commented out

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/4119

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6, 800-53|CM-7, CSCv7|9.2

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 6d943903c52ad57e76e00779b035327286e76afdb12e063bb5d2b945b805fc6b