Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== 2.1.2 Ensure daytime services are not enabled (Scored)====== =====Profile Applicability===== <code> Level 1 - Server Level 1 - Workstation </code> =====Description===== ''daytime'' is a network service that responds with the server's current date and time. 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 ''daytime'' service is not enabled. Run the following command and verify results are as indicated: <Code:bash> grep -R "^daytime" /etc/inetd.* </Code> No results should be returned \\ \\ check ''/etc/xinetd.conf'' and ''/etc/xinetd.d/*'' and verify all ''daytime'' services have ''disable = yes'' set. =====Remediation===== Comment out or remove any lines starting with ''daytime'' from ''/etc/inetd.conf'' and ''/etc/inetd.d/*''.\\ Set ''disable = yes'' on all ''daytime'' services in ''/etc/xinetd.conf'' and ''/etc/xinetd.d/*''. ubuntu1604/2/1/2.txt Last modified: 2017/05/02 10:09by 127.0.0.1