Guide to the Secure Configuration of Debian 11
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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net.ipv6.conf.default.autoconf
Enable auto configuration on IPv6 interfacesValue -
net.ipv6.conf.default.forwarding
Toggle IPv6 default ForwardingValue -
Limit Network-Transmitted Configuration if Using Static IPv6 Addresses
To limit the configuration information requested from other systems and accepted from the network on a system that uses statically-configured IPv6 ...Group -
Kernel Parameters Which Affect Networking
The <code>sysctl</code> utility is used to set parameters which affect the operation of the Linux kernel. Kernel parameters which affect networking...Group -
Network Related Kernel Runtime Parameters for Hosts and Routers
Certain kernel parameters should be set for systems which are acting as either hosts or routers to improve the system's ability defend against cert...Group -
net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects
Disable ICMP Redirect AcceptanceValue -
net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route
Trackers could be using source-routed packets to generate traffic that seems to be intra-net, but actually was created outside and has been redirec...Value -
net.ipv4.conf.default.arp_filter
Controls whether the ARP filter is enabled or not. 1 - Allows you to have multiple network interfaces on the same subnet, and have the ARPs for ea...Value -
net.ipv4.conf.default.arp_ignore
Control the response modes for ARP queries that resolve local target IP addresses: 0 - (default): reply for any local target IP address, configure...Value -
net.ipv4.conf.all.forwarding
Toggle IPv4 ForwardingValue -
net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians
Disable so you don't Log Spoofed Packets, Source Routed Packets, Redirect PacketsValue -
net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter
Enable to enforce sanity checking, also called ingress filtering or egress filtering. The point is to drop a packet if the source and destination I...Value -
net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects
Enable to prevent hijacking of routing path by only allowing redirects from gateways known in routing table. Disable to refuse acceptance of secure...Value -
net.ipv4.conf.all.shared_media
Controls whether the system can send (router) or accept (host) RFC1620 shared media redirects. <code>shared_media</code> for the interface will be ...Value -
net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects
Disable ICMP Redirect Acceptance?Value -
net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route
Disable IP source routing?Value -
net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians
Disable so you don't Log Spoofed Packets, Source Routed Packets, Redirect PacketsValue -
Verify Permissions on Important Files and Directories
Permissions for many files on a system must be set restrictively to ensure sensitive information is properly protected. This section discusses impo...Group -
net.ipv4.conf.default.shared_media
Controls whether the system can send(router) or accept(host) RFC1620 shared media redirects. <code>shared_media</code> for the interface will be en...Value -
net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts
Ignore all ICMP ECHO and TIMESTAMP requests sent to it via broadcast/multicastValue
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