Inetd or xinetd logging/tracing must be enabled.

From HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECSC-1

Associated with: CCI-000134

SV-35085r1_rule Inetd or xinetd logging/tracing must be enabled.

Vulnerability discussion

Inetd or xinetd logging and tracing allows the system administrators to observe the IP addresses connecting to their machines and to observe what network services are being sought. This provides valuable information when trying to find the source of malicious users and potential malicious users.

Check content

# ps -ef | grep -v grep | egrep -i "inetd|xinetd" If the -l logging parameter is not used, this is a finding. If the (x)inetd process is not running, this is not a finding.

Fix text

Edit the (x)inetd startup script to include the -l parameter for the internet daemon process.

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