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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Configure AIDE to Verify Extended Attributes

    By default, the <code>xattrs</code> option is added to the <code>FIPSR</code> ruleset in AIDE. If using a custom ruleset or the <code>xattrs</code>...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Audit Tools Must Be Group-owned by Root

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 systems providing tools to interface with audit information will leverage user permissions and roles identifying the us...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Audit Tools Must Be Owned by Root

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 systems providing tools to interface with audit information will leverage user permissions and roles identifying the us...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Audit Tools Must Have a Mode of 0755 or Less Permissive

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 systems providing tools to interface with audit information will leverage user permissions and roles identifying the us...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)

    The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) is a computer security standard which is developed by the U.S. Government and industry working g...
    Group
  • Configure Kerberos to use System Crypto Policy

    Crypto Policies provide a centralized control over crypto algorithms usage of many packages. Kerberos is supported by crypto policy, but it's confi...
    Rule High Severity
  • Enable FIPS Mode

    To enable FIPS mode, run the following command: <pre>fips-mode-setup --enable</pre> <br> The <code>fips-mode-setup</code> comman...
    Rule High Severity
  • Set kernel parameter 'crypto.fips_enabled' to 1

    System running in FIPS mode is indicated by kernel parameter <code>'crypto.fips_enabled'</code>. This parameter should be set to <code>1</code> in ...
    Rule High Severity
  • System Cryptographic Policies

    Linux has the capability to centrally configure cryptographic polices. The command <code>update-crypto-policies</code> is used to set the policy ap...
    Group
  • SSH client RekeyLimit - size

    Specify the size component of the rekey limit. This limit signifies amount of data. After this amount of data is transferred through the connection...
    Value

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