GEN005320 - The snmpd.conf file must have mode 0600 or less permissive - /etc/snmp/conf/snmpd.conf

Information

The snmpd.conf file contains authenticators and must be protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Solution

Change the mode of the SNMP daemon configuration file to 0600.

Procedure:
# chmod 0600 <snmpd.conf>

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_10_x86_V2R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-3(4), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002165, Rule-ID|SV-227878r854511_rule, STIG-ID|GEN005320, STIG-Legacy|SV-40262, STIG-Legacy|V-994, Vuln-ID|V-227878

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 3c70f7d2d41fb18760fbd845233528415c910d36fd49c28122a0553d3ab5d963