This patch updates NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager UNIX Agent (UNIX agent) version 7.3. This document outlines why you should install this patch.

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Why Install This Patch?

This patch updates the UNIX agent 7.3 to support running the following templates:

• CIS IBM AIX 5.3-6.1 Benchmark policy template against AIX 5.3 and AIX 6.1 endpoints
• CIS IBM AIX 7.1 Benchmark policy template against AIX 7.1 endpoints

The CIS IBM AIX 5.3-6.1 Benchmark policy template includes the following new security checks:

• AIX auditing enabled
• Alphabetic characters in password
• Block system accounts in AIX
• CDE login screen default messages in AIX
• CDE screensaver lock-time in AIX
• Check .shosts files in User directories
• Check authorized users in cron.allow and at.allow files
• Check dot and double colon entries in the environment file
• Check dot and double colon entries in the root PATH
• Community access permission for SNMP
• Configuration setting in inittab
• Configuration settings in exports file
• Content and permission of hosts.allow
• Content validation of hosts.deny file
• Disable ftp for root
• Disable XDMCP service
• Display unauthorized SUID/SGID system executable files
• Enable Encrypted Filesystems in AIX
• Enable Trusted Execution (TE) in AIX
• Filesystems mounted on different NFS versions without nosuid option
• Filesystems mounted with different versions of NFS
• Find group and world writable directories in root PATH
• Groups having duplicate GID
• Localhost configuration setting in exports file
• Login policy check
• Maximum number of character repeats in password
• Maximum password age
• Minimum number of characters different from old password
• Minimum password duration
• Minimum password length
• Network File System (NFS) tuning parameters in AIX
• Non alphabetic characters in password
• Number of login attempts before locking the account (AIX)
• Password encryption algorithm
• Password history size
• Permissions of crontab entries
• RBAC validation check for AIX
• Restrict root access to members of a specific group (AIX)
• root_squash option setting in exports file
• Search for a file and check its ownership and permissions
• SendMail Configuration Check
• SNMP community configuration check
• SNMP community IP addresses and netmasks validation
• Software not installed
• SSL configuration check
• Sudo installed in AIX
• TCPIP tuning parameters
• Unnecessary processes
• Unwanted services in inetd.conf
• Unwanted services in rc.tcpip
• Users having duplicate UID
• Validate content of securenets
• Warnings message post initial logon
• Weeks for password reuse
• Weeks to reset an expired password

The CIS IBM AIX 7.1 Benchmark policy template includes the following new security checks along with the security checks that are included in CIS IBM AIX 5.3-6.1 Benchmark policy template:

• Digits in a password
• Lower case characters in a password
• Special characters in a password
• Upper case characters in a password
• Limit access via SSH

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System Requirements

This patch requires the following product versions:

• NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager 5.9.1.
• NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager UNIX Agent 7.3 or NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager UNIX Agent 7.3 with patch p73p1

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Installing This Patch

To update the agent by using UNIX Agent Manager:

1. Click Patch > Patch Manager.
2. Click Load Patch to add the p73p2 patch to the list of available patches.
3. Select the computers on which you want to apply the patch.
4. Select the patch.
5. Click Start Install.
6. Click Back to close the Patch Manager.
7. In the Secure Configuration Manager console, download the CIS Benchmark policy template from the AutoSync Server.

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Verifying the Installation

Complete the following steps to verify that the installation was successful:

1. Click Patch > Patch Manager.
2. Select the host in which the patch is applied.
3. Click Patch History.
4. Verify that patch(7.3.0.2) is listed in the Applied Patches list.

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Uninstalling This Patch

Complete the following steps to uninstall this patch:

1. Click Patch > Patch Manager.
2. Select the host in which the patch is applied.
3. Click Uninstall Patch.
4. Select patch(7.3.0.2).
5. Click Start Uninstall.

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Modified Files

This patch modifies the following files in the installation folder, by default /usr/netiq/:

• cmnagent/mof/Unix_1_1.mof
• cmnagent/mof/Unix_1_1.xml
• cmnagent/lib/libUnix.so
• cmnagent/lib/libUnixUser.so

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New Files

This patch adds the following files in the installation folder, by default /usr/netiq/:

• cmnagent/script/lssec_user.sh
• cmnagent/script/system_account.sh
• cmnagent/script/trustchk.sh
• cmnagent/script/rpm.sh
• cmnagent/script/nfso.sh
• cmnagent/script/crontab_permissions.sh
• cmnagent/script/unix_get_root_path.sh
• cmnagent/script/aix_audit_enabled.sh

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