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Configure the sendmail greeting properly.


CONTROL ID
05264
CONTROL TYPE
Configuration
CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS




This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):
  • Apply the appropriate warning message to systems., CC ID: 01596

There are no implementation support Controls.


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH




  • For Solaris, the organization must change the default greeting string for sendmail. (Table F-6, CMS Business Partners Systems Security Manual, Rev. 10)
  • The sendmail banner should be set appropriately. Technical Mechanisms: via /etc/mail/sendmail.cf Parameters: string References: 10.8.10.5.4.2.2 (3) (CCE-4959-3, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: AIX 5.3, 5.20130214)
  • The sendmail banner should be set appropriately. Technical Mechanisms: via /etc/mail/sendmail.cf Parameters: string References: 10.8.10.5.4.2.2 (3) (CCE-6185-3, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: HP-UX 11.23, 5.20130214)
  • The sendmail banner should be set appropriately. Technical Mechanisms: via /etc/mail/sendmail.cf Parameters: string References: 10.8.10.5.4.2.2 (3) (CCE-6466-7, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5.20130214)
  • The sendmail greeting should be set appropriately. Technical Mechanisms: via the "O SmtpGreetingMessage" setting in /etc/mail/sendmail.cf Parameters: string References: Section: 8.7,Value:mailer ready (string) CCE-U-97 (CCE-4663-1, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: Sun Solaris 10, 5.20130214)
  • The sendmail banner should be set appropriately. Technical Mechanisms: via /etc/mail/sendmail.cf Parameters: string References: 10.8.10.5.4.2.2 (3) (CCE-6537-5, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: Sun Solaris 8, 5.20130214)
  • The sendmail banner should be set appropriately. Technical Mechanisms: via /etc/mail/sendmail.cf Parameters: string References: 10.8.10.5.4.2.2 (3) (CCE-7299-1, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: Sun Solaris 9, 5.20130214)