====== 2.1.5 Ensure time services are not enabled (Scored)====== =====Profile Applicability===== Level 1 - Server Level 1 - Workstation =====Description===== ''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. =====Audit===== Verify the ''time'' service is not enabled. Run the following command and verify results are as indicated: grep -R "^time" /etc/inetd.* No results should be returned \\ \\ check ''/etc/xinetd.conf'' and ''/etc/xinetd.d/*'' and verify all ''time'' services have ''disable = yes'' set. =====Remediation===== Comment out or remove any lines starting with ''time'' from ''/etc/inetd.conf'' and ''/etc/inetd.d/*''.\\ Set ''disable = yes'' on all ''time'' services in ''/etc/xinetd.conf'' and ''/etc/xinetd.d/*''.