Ensure telnet server is not enabled The telnet-server package contains the telnet daemon, which accepts connections from users from other systems via the telnet protocol. The telnet protocol is insecure and unencrypted. The use of an unencrypted transmission medium could allow a user with access to sniff network traffic the ability to steal credentials. The ssh package provides an encrypted session and stronger security. Fix: Remove or comment out any telnet lines in /etc/inetd.conf: #telnet stream tcp nowait telnetd /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/in.telnetd oval:org.secpod.oval:def:46272 SCAP Repo OVAL Definition 2018-07-06