4.1.2.7 gated

Information

This entry starts the gated daemon on 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 acting as a network router, e.g., to support VIPA.

Solution

Choose one of the following:

On AIX 7.1 and earlier comment out the gated entry in /etc/rc.tcpip and ensure service is stopped:

chrctcp -d gated
stopsrc -s gated

On AIX 7.2 and later remove the software:

installp -u bos.net.tcp.gated

Default Value:

Commented out

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/13069

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

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

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 1ee65dfee6f61e5a3c391e321a4d66c1e5a1a45a936768b75c7d74899f5396f1