Configure the "ntpd service" setting to organizational standards.

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CONTROL ID
04911

CONTROL TYPE
Configuration

CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS

This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):

Disable all unnecessary services unless otherwise noted in a policy exception., CC ID: 00880

There are no implementation support Controls.

SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH

The ntpd service should be enabled or disabled as appropriate. Technical Mechanisms: via RC scripts Parameters: enabled/disabled References: 10.8.10.5.3 (3) (CCE-4900-7, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: AIX 5.3, 5.20130214)
The ntpd service should be enabled or disabled as appropriate. Technical Mechanisms: via RC scripts Parameters: enabled/disabled References: 10.8.10.5.3 (3) (CCE-5762-0, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: HP-UX 11.23, 5.20130214)
The ntpd service should be enabled or disabled as appropriate. Technical Mechanisms: via RC scripts Parameters: enabled/disabled References: 10.8.10.5.3 (3) (CCE-6476-6, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5.20130214)
The ntpd service should be enabled or disabled as appropriate. Technical Mechanisms: via chkconfig Parameters: enabled / disabled References: Section: 3.10.2.2.1, Value: disabled CCE-U-203 (CCE-4376-0, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 5.20130214)
The ntpd service should be enabled or disabled as appropriate. Technical Mechanisms: via RC scripts Parameters: enabled/disabled References: 10.8.10.5.3 (3) (CCE-6627-4, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: Sun Solaris 8, 5.20130214)
The ntpd service should be enabled or disabled as appropriate. Technical Mechanisms: via RC scripts Parameters: enabled/disabled References: 10.8.10.5.3 (3) (CCE-7105-0, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: Sun Solaris 9, 5.20130214)