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highservicesservices-remove-telnet

Ensure the telnet server is not installed

The telnet server transmits credentials in cleartext and must not be present on the system.

servicespackagestelnet

Frameworks satisfied

DISA STIG
rhel9: RHEL-09-215075 · V-257948 · CAT I
NIST 800-53
CM-7
CIS Benchmark
2.2.1

Platforms

rhel 8+rhel 9+ubuntu 20+ubuntu 22+

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package_absenttelnet-server

Remediation

package_removetelnet-server