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NIS server

Article ID: 10158
Last updated: 27 Jan, 2009
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Posted: 22 Jan, 2009
by: Tech Pubs S.
Updated: 27 Jan, 2009
by: Tech Pubs S.

NIS server

This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison

FamilyNIS
Plugin ID10158
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Description:

Synopsis :

An NIS server is running on the remote host.

Description :

The remote host is an NIS (Network Information Service) server. NIS
is used to share usernames, passwords, and other sensitive information
among the hosts claiming to be within a given NIS domain and passes
this information over the network unencrypted.

Solution :

Filter traffic connecting to the portmapper and to the NIS server
itself.

Risk factor :

None
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