FTP enabled (UNIX)

Module: Network Integrity

This check reports any agent where FTP is enabled. FTP should be disabled or carefully configured to minimize security risks.

The following table lists the error message for the check.

Table: Error message for FTP enabled

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: STKU_FTP_ENABLED

Category: Change Notification

UNIX (6421)

Title: FTP is configured on your system

Description:The inetd.conf or xinetd.conf file indicates that FTP is configured on your system. FTP should be disabled or carefully configured to minimize security risks.

Severity: yellow-1

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

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