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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Alibaba Cloud Linux 2

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  • zarafa_setrlimit SELinux Boolean

    default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
    on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
    off - SELinux boolean is disabled.
    Value
  • zebra_write_config SELinux Boolean

    default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
    on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
    off - SELinux boolean is disabled.
    Value
  • zoneminder_anon_write SELinux Boolean

    default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
    on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
    off - SELinux boolean is disabled.
    Value
  • zoneminder_run_sudo SELinux Boolean

    default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
    on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
    off - SELinux boolean is disabled.
    Value
  • Services

    The best protection against vulnerable software is running less software. This section describes how to review the software which Alibaba Cloud Lin...
    Group
  • Apport Service

    The Apport service provides debugging and crash reporting features on Ubuntu distributions.
    Group
  • APT service configuration

    The apt service manage the package management and update of the whole system. Its configuration need to be properly defined to ensure efficient sec...
    Group
  • Avahi Server

    The Avahi daemon implements the DNS Service Discovery and Multicast DNS protocols, which provide service and host discovery on a network. It allows...
    Group
  • Configure Avahi if Necessary

    If your system requires the Avahi daemon, its configuration can be restricted to improve security. The Avahi daemon configuration file is <code>/et...
    Group
  • Disable Avahi Publishing

    To prevent Avahi from publishing its records, edit <code>/etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf</code> and ensure the following line appears in the <code>[pu...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable Avahi Server if Possible

    Because the Avahi daemon service keeps an open network port, it is subject to network attacks. Disabling it can reduce the system's vulnerability t...
    Group
  • Disable Avahi Server Software

    The avahi-daemon service can be disabled with the following command:
    $ sudo systemctl mask --now avahi-daemon.service
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Base Services

    This section addresses the base services that are installed on a Alibaba Cloud Linux 2 default installation which are not covered in other sections...
    Group
  • Disable Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (abrtd)

    The Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (<code>abrtd</code>) daemon collects and reports crash data when an application crash is detected. Using a variety...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable ntpdate Service (ntpdate)

    The <code>ntpdate</code> service sets the local hardware clock by polling NTP servers when the system boots. It synchronizes to the NTP servers lis...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable Odd Job Daemon (oddjobd)

    The <code>oddjobd</code> service exists to provide an interface and access control mechanism through which specified privileged tasks can run tasks...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable Apache Qpid (qpidd)

    The <code>qpidd</code> service provides high speed, secure, guaranteed delivery services. It is an implementation of the Advanced Message Queuing ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable Network Router Discovery Daemon (rdisc)

    The <code>rdisc</code> service implements the client side of the ICMP Internet Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP), which allows discovery of routers ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Cron and At Daemons

    The cron and at services are used to allow commands to be executed at a later time. The cron service is required by almost all systems to perform n...
    Group
  • Install the cron service

    The Cron service should be installed.
    Rule Medium Severity

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