A file integrity baseline must be created and maintained.

From AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

Associated with IA controls: DCSW-1

Associated with: CCI-000293

SV-38784r1_rule A file integrity baseline must be created and maintained.

Vulnerability discussion

A file integrity baseline is a collection of file metadata which is to evaluate the integrity of the system. A minimal baseline must contain metadata for all device files, setuid files, setgid files, system libraries, system binaries, and system configuration files. The minimal metadata must consist of the mode, owner, group owner, and modification times. For regular files, metadata must also include file size and a cryptographic hash of the file’s contents.

Check content

Determine if a file integrity baseline, which includes cryptographic hashes, has been created and maintained for the system. If no file integrity baseline exists for the system, this is a finding. If the file integrity baseline contains no cryptographic hashes, this is a finding. If the file integrity baseline is not maintained (has not been updated to be consistent with the latest approved system configuration changes), this is a finding.

Fix text

Create a file integrity baseline, including cryptographic hashes, for the system. # find / -depth -print | tee Baseline Open the above file and either manually execute md5sum, csum, or the chksum command on each file. Alternatively, write a script to perform the above. NOTE: For security purposes, "md5sum" is preferred over "chksum". The md5sum command can be loaded from the Linux Tool Kit for AIX. Alternatively, OpenSSL can be used to create hashes. #openssl dgst -md5 < file >

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