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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

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  • Ensure gnutls-utils is installed

    The gnutls-utils package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo dnf install gnutls-utils
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Install libdnf-plugin-subscription-manager Package

    The <code>libdnf-plugin-subscription-manager</code> package can be installed with the following command: <pre> $ sudo dnf install libdnf-plugin-sub...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Ensure nss-tools is installed

    The nss-tools package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo dnf install nss-tools
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Install subscription-manager Package

    The <code>subscription-manager</code> package can be installed with the following command: <pre> $ sudo dnf install subscription-manager</pre> ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Uninstall gssproxy Package

    The gssproxy package can be removed with the following command: 
    $ sudo dnf remove gssproxy
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Uninstall iprutils Package

    The iprutils package can be removed with the following command: 
    $ sudo dnf remove iprutils
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Uninstall tuned Package

    The tuned package can be removed with the following command: 
    $ sudo dnf remove tuned
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Updating Software

    The <code>dnf</code> command line tool is used to install and update software packages. The system also provides a graphical software update tool i...
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  • Install dnf-automatic Package

    The dnf-automatic package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo dnf install dnf-automatic
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Ensure dnf Removes Previous Package Versions

    <code>dnf</code> should be configured to remove previous software components after new versions have been installed. To configure <code>dnf</code> ...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • Configure dnf-automatic to Install Available Updates Automatically

    To ensure that the packages comprising the available updates will be automatically installed by <code>dnf-automatic</code>, set <code>apply_updates...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Ensure gpgcheck Enabled In Main dnf Configuration

    The <code>gpgcheck</code> option controls whether RPM packages' signatures are always checked prior to installation. To configure dnf to check pack...
    Rule High Severity
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  • Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for Local Packages

    <code>dnf</code> should be configured to verify the signature(s) of local packages prior to installation. To configure <code>dnf</code> to verify s...
    Rule High Severity
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  • Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for All dnf Package Repositories

    To ensure signature checking is not disabled for any repos, remove any lines from files in <code>/etc/yum.repos.d</code> of the form: <pre>gpgcheck...
    Rule High Severity
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  • Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for Repository Metadata

    Verify the operating system prevents the installation of patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components of local packages w...
    Rule High Severity
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  • Ensure Red Hat GPG Key Installed

    To ensure the system can cryptographically verify base software packages come from Red Hat (and to connect to the Red Hat Network to receive them),...
    Rule High Severity
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  • Enable dnf-automatic Timer

    The dnf-automatic timer can be enabled with the following command: 
    $ sudo systemctl enable dnf-automatic.timer
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Account and Access Control

    In traditional Unix security, if an attacker gains shell access to a certain login account, they can perform any action or access any file to which...
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  • Authselect profile

    Specify the authselect profile to select
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  • Implement a GUI Warning Banner

    In the default graphical environment, users logging directly into the system are greeted with a login screen provided by the GNOME Display Manager ...
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