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https://secscan.acron.pl/lib/tpl/bootstrap3/images/favicon.icotext/html2017-05-02T12:06:00+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)2.3.1 Ensure NIS Client is not installed (Scored)
https://secscan.acron.pl/ubuntu1604/2/3/1?rev=1493719560&do=diff
2.3.1 Ensure NIS Client is not installed (Scored)
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Description
The Network Information Service (NIS), formerly known as Yellow Pages, is a client-server directory service protocol used to distribute system configuration files. The NIS client (text/html2017-05-02T12:08:52+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)2.3.2 Ensure rsh client is not installed (Scored)
https://secscan.acron.pl/ubuntu1604/2/3/2?rev=1493719732&do=diff
2.3.2 Ensure rsh client is not installed (Scored)
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The rsh package contains the client commands for the rsh services.
Rationale
These legacy clients contain numerous security exposures and have been replaced with the more secure SSH package. Even if the server is removed, it is best to ensure the clients are also removed to prevent users from inadvertently attempting to use these commands and therefore exposing their credentials. Note that removing the rsh p…text/html2017-05-02T12:11:12+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)2.3.3 Ensure talk client is not installed (Scored)
https://secscan.acron.pl/ubuntu1604/2/3/3?rev=1493719872&do=diff
2.3.3 Ensure talk client is not installed (Scored)
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The ““talk”” software makes it possible for users to send and receive messages across systems through a terminal session. The talk client, which allows initialization of talk sessions, is installed by default.text/html2017-05-02T12:12:42+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)2.3.4 Ensure telnet client is not installed (Scored)
https://secscan.acron.pl/ubuntu1604/2/3/4?rev=1493719962&do=diff
2.3.4 Ensure telnet client is not installed (Scored)
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The telnet package contains the telnet client, which allows users to start connections to other systems via the telnet protocol.
Rationale
The telnet protocol is insecure and unencrypted. The use of an unencrypted transmission medium could allow an unauthorized user to steal credentials. Thetext/html2017-05-02T12:14:08+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)2.3.5 Ensure LDAP client is not installed (Scored)
https://secscan.acron.pl/ubuntu1604/2/3/5?rev=1493720048&do=diff
2.3.5 Ensure LDAP client is not installed (Scored)
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Description
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) was introduced as a replacement for NIS/YP. It is a service that provides a method for looking up information from a central database.