Vuln general nfslock
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[edit] Introduction
[edit] Alert Message
High Risk: Unnecessary NFS Lock service was detected.
[edit] Summary
This means that ASL has detected the presence of the NFS daemon on the system.
[edit] Details
[edit] Explanation
The NFS (Network File System) was developed to allow file sharing between systems residing on a local area network. The basic design of NFS is inherently insecure in ins implementation.
[edit] Recommendations
In general, we do not recommend using or enabling the NFS service in internet environments.
[edit] Notes
It is not possible to disable this check in ASL at this time.