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Configure the "discard service" setting to organizational standards.


CONTROL ID
04928
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



  • Title: Ensure discard is not enabled Description: discard is a network service that simply discards all data it receives. 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… (Rule: xccdf_org.cisecurity.benchmarks_rule_5.5_Ensure_discard_is_not_enabled Artifact Expression: xccdf_org.cisecurity.benchmarks_ae_5.5.1_, The Center for Internet Security Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Level 1 Benchmark, v1.0.0)
  • Title: Ensure discard is not enabled Description: discard is a network service that simply discards all data it receives. 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… (Rule: xccdf_org.cisecurity.benchmarks_rule_5.5_Ensure_discard_is_not_enabled Artifact Expression: xccdf_org.cisecurity.benchmarks_ae_5.5.1_, The Center for Internet Security Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Level 2 Benchmark, v1.0.0)
  • discard service should be enabled or disabled as appropriate Technical Mechanisms: via inetd via inetd.conf Parameters: enabled/disabled References: 10.8.10.5.4.1 (11) #32 (CCE-5798-4, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: AIX 5.3, 5.20130214)
  • discard service should be enabled or disabled as appropriate Technical Mechanisms: via inetd via inetd.conf Parameters: enabled/disabled References: 10.8.10.5.4.1 (11) #32 (CCE-5810-7, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: HP-UX 11.23, 5.20130214)
  • discard service should be enabled or disabled as appropriate Technical Mechanisms: via xinetd Parameters: enabled/disabled References: 10.8.10.5.4.1 (11) #32 (CCE-5575-6, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5.20130214)
  • discard service should be enabled or disabled as appropriate Technical Mechanisms: via inetd via inetd.conf Parameters: enabled/disabled References: 10.8.10.5.4.1 (11) #32 (CCE-6810-6, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: Sun Solaris 8, 5.20130214)
  • discard service should be enabled or disabled as appropriate Technical Mechanisms: via inetd via inetd.conf Parameters: enabled/disabled References: 10.8.10.5.4.1 (11) #32 (CCE-7249-6, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: Sun Solaris 9, 5.20130214)