Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.150542
Category:	Policy
Title:	Linux: Install TCP Wrappers
Summary:	Many Linux distributions provide value-added firewall solutions which provide easy,;advanced management of network traffic into and out of the local system. When these;solutions are available and appropriate for an environment they should be used.;In cases where a value-added firewall is not provided by a distribution, TCP Wrappers;provides a simple access list and standardized logging method for services capable of;supporting it. Services that are called from inetd and xinetd support the use of TCP;wrappers. Any service that can support TCP wrappers will have the libwrap.so library;attached to it.
Description:	Summary: Many Linux distributions provide value-added firewall solutions which provide easy, advanced management of network traffic into and out of the local system. When these solutions are available and appropriate for an environment they should be used. In cases where a value-added firewall is not provided by a distribution, TCP Wrappers provides a simple access list and standardized logging method for services capable of supporting it. Services that are called from inetd and xinetd support the use of TCP wrappers. Any service that can support TCP wrappers will have the libwrap.so library attached to it. CVSS Score: 0.0 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:N
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