5.6 Ensure time is not enabled

Information

time is a network service that responds with the server's current date and time as a 32 bit
integer. 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

Remove or comment out any time lines in /etc/inetd.conf-#time stream tcp nowait root internal.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/91

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7b., CSCv6|9.1

Plugin: Unix

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