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title: About the xinetd_conf Resource
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platform: linux
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---
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# xinetd_conf
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Use the `xinetd_conf` InSpec audit resource to test services under `/etc/xinet.d` on Linux and Unix platforms. xinetd---the extended Internet service daemon---listens on all ports, and then loads the appropriate program based on a request. The `xinetd.conf` file is typically located at `/etc/xinetd.conf` and contains a list of Internet services associated to the ports on which that service will listen. Only enabled services may handle a request; only services that are required by the system should be enabled.
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## Availability
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### Installation
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This resource is distributed along with InSpec itself. You can use it automatically.
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### Version
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This resource first became available in v1.0.0 of InSpec.
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## Syntax
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An `xinetd_conf` resource block declares settings found in a `xinetd.conf` file for the named service:
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describe xinetd_conf.services('service_name') do
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it { should be_enabled } # or be_disabled
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its('setting') { should eq 'value' }
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end
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where
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* `'service_name'` is a service located under `/etc/xinet.d`
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* `('setting')` is a setting in the `xinetd.conf` file
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* `should eq 'value'` is the value that is expected
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## Examples
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The following examples show how to use this InSpec audit resource.
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### Test a socket_type
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The network socket type: `dgram` (a datagram-based service), `raw` (a service that requires direct access to an IP address), `stream` (a stream-based service), or `seqpacket` (a service that requires a sequenced packet).
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describe xinetd_conf.services('service_name') do
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its('socket_types') { should include 'dgram' }
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end
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### Test a service type
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The type of service: `INTERNAL` (a service provided by xinetd), `RPC` (an RPC-based service), `TCPMUX` (a service that is started on a well-known TCPMUX port), or `UNLISTED` (a service that is not listed in a standard system file location).
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describe xinetd_conf.services('service_name') do
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its('type') { should include 'RPC' }
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end
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### Test the telnet service
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For example, a `telnet` file under `/etc/xinet.d` contains the following settings:
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service telnet
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{
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disable = yes
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flags = REUSE
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socket_type = stream
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wait = no
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user = root
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server = /usr/sbin/in.telnetd
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log_on_failure += USERID
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}
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Some examples of tests that can be run against that file include:
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describe xinetd_conf.services('telnet') do
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it { should be_disabled }
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end
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and
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describe xinetd_conf.services('telnet') do
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its('socket_type') { should include 'stream' }
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end
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and
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describe xinetd_conf.services('telnet') do
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its('wait') { should eq 'no' }
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end
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All three settings can be tested in the same block as well:
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describe xinetd_conf.services('telnet') do
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it { should be_disabled }
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its('socket_type') { should include 'stream' }
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its('wait') { should eq 'no' }
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end
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## Matchers
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For a full list of available matchers, please visit our [matchers page](https://www.inspec.io/docs/reference/matchers/).
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### be_enabled
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The `be_enabled` matcher tests if a service listed under `/etc/xinet.d` is enabled:
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it { should be_enabled }
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### ids
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The `ids` matcher tests if the named service is located under `/etc/xinet.d`:
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its('ids') { should include 'service_name' }
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For example:
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its('ids') { should include 'chargen-stream chargen-dgram'}
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### services
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The `services` matcher tests if the named service is listed under `/etc/xinet.d`:
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its('services') { should include 'service_name' }
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### socket_types
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The `socket_types` matcher tests if a service listed under `/etc/xinet.d` is configured to use the named socket type:
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its('socket_types') { should eq 'socket' }
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where `socket` is one of `dgram`, `raw`, or `stream`. For a UDP-based service:
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its('socket_types') { should eq 'dgram' }
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For a raw socket (such as a service using a non-standard protocol or a service that requires direct access to IP):
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its('socket_types') { should eq 'raw' }
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For a TCP-based service:
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its('socket_types') { should eq 'stream' }
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### types
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The `types` matcher tests the service type:
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its('type') { should eq 'TYPE' }
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where `'TYPE'` is `INTERNAL` (for a service provided by xinetd), `RPC` (for a service based on remote procedure call), or `UNLISTED` (for services not under `/etc/services` or `/etc/rpc`).
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### wait
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The `wait` matcher tests how a service handles incoming connections.
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For UDP (`dgram`) socket types the `wait` matcher should test for `yes`:
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its('socket_types') { should eq 'dgram' }
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its('wait') { should eq 'yes' }
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For TCP (`stream`) socket types the `wait` matcher should test for `no`:
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its('socket_types') { should eq 'stream' }
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its('wait') { should eq 'no' }
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