2.1.2 Ensure daytime services are not enabled

Information

daytime is a network service that responds with the server's current date and time. This service is intended for debugging and testing purposes. It is recommended that this service be disabled.

Rationale:

Disabling this service will reduce the remote attack surface of the system.

Solution

Run the following commands to disable daytime - and daytime -udp:

# chkconfig daytime-off
# chkconfig daytime-udp off

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/3738

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6, 800-53|CM-7, CSCv7|2.6

Plugin: Unix

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