Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Chrony Configure Pool and Server
<code>Chrony</code> is a daemon which implements the Network Time Protocol (NTP). It is designed to synchronize system clocks across a variety of s...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable network management of chrony daemon
The <code>cmdport</code> option in <code>/etc/chrony.conf</code> can be set to <code>0</code> to stop chrony daemon from listening on the UDP port ...Rule Low Severity -
Disable rexec Service
The <code>rexec</code> service, which is available with the <code>rsh-server</code> package and runs as a service through xinetd or separately as a...Rule High Severity -
Configure Time Service Maxpoll Interval
The <code>maxpoll</code> should be configured to <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_time_service_set_maxpoll" use="legacy...Rule Medium Severity -
Specify Additional Remote NTP Servers
Depending on specific functional requirements of a concrete production environment, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 system can be configured to uti...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure that chronyd is running under chrony user account
chrony is a daemon which implements the Network Time Protocol (NTP). It is designed to synchronize system clocks across a variety of systems and us...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure Chrony is only configured with the server directive
Check that Chrony only has time sources configured with theserverdirective.Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Who Owns /etc/chrony.keys File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/chrony.keys, run the command:$ sudo chgrp chrony /etc/chrony.keys
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Verify User Who Owns /etc/chrony.keys File
To properly set the owner of/etc/chrony.keys, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/chrony.keys
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Verify Permissions On /etc/chrony.keys File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/chrony.keys, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/chrony.keys
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Obsolete Services
This section discusses a number of network-visible services which have historically caused problems for system security, and for which disabling or...Group -
Disable rlogin Service
The <code>rlogin</code> service, which is available with the <code>rsh-server</code> package and runs as a service through xinetd or separately as ...Rule High Severity -
Disable rsh Service
The <code>rsh</code> service, which is available with the <code>rsh-server</code> package and runs as a service through xinetd or separately as a s...Rule High Severity -
Remove Host-Based Authentication Files
The <code>shosts.equiv</code> file lists remote hosts and users that are trusted by the local system. To remove these files, run the following comm...Rule High Severity -
Remove Rsh Trust Files
The files <code>/etc/hosts.equiv</code> and <code>~/.rhosts</code> (in each user's home directory) list remote hosts and users that are trusted by ...Rule High Severity -
Remove User Host-Based Authentication Files
The <code>~/.shosts</code> (in each user's home directory) files list remote hosts and users that are trusted by the local system. To remove these ...Rule High Severity -
Telnet
The telnet protocol does not provide confidentiality or integrity for information transmitted on the network. This includes authentication informat...Group -
Uninstall telnet-server Package
Thetelnet-serverpackage can be removed with the following command:$ sudo dnf remove telnet-server
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Remove telnet Clients
The telnet client allows users to start connections to other systems via the telnet protocol.Rule Low Severity -
Disable telnet Service
Make sure that the activation of the <code>telnet</code> service on system boot is disabled. The <code>telnet</code> socket can be disabled with t...Rule High Severity -
TFTP Server
TFTP is a lightweight version of the FTP protocol which has traditionally been used to configure networking equipment. However, TFTP provides littl...Group -
TFTP server secure directory
Specify the directory which is used by TFTP server as a root directory when running in secure mode.Value -
Samba(SMB) Microsoft Windows File Sharing Server
When properly configured, the Samba service allows Linux systems to provide file and print sharing to Microsoft Windows systems. There are two soft...Group -
Disable Samba if Possible
Even after the Samba server package has been installed, it will remain disabled. Do not enable this service unless it is absolutely necessary to pr...Group -
Uninstall Samba Package
Thesambapackage can be removed with the following command:$ sudo dnf remove samba
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SNMP Server
The Simple Network Management Protocol allows administrators to monitor the state of network devices, including computers. Older versions of SNMP w...Group -
Disable SNMP Server if Possible
The system includes an SNMP daemon that allows for its remote monitoring, though it not installed by default. If it was installed and activated but...Group -
Uninstall net-snmp Package
The <code>net-snmp</code> package provides the snmpd service. The <code>net-snmp</code> package can be removed with the following command: <pre> $...Rule Unknown Severity -
Disable snmpd Service
Thesnmpdservice can be disabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl mask --now snmpd.service
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Configure SNMP Server if Necessary
If it is necessary to run the snmpd agent on the system, some best practices should be followed to minimize the security risk from the installation...Group -
Configure SNMP Service to Use Only SNMPv3 or Newer
Edit <code>/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf</code>, removing any references to <code>rocommunity</code>, <code>rwcommunity</code>, or <code>com2sec</code>. Upo...Rule Medium Severity -
SSH Server
The SSH protocol is recommended for remote login and remote file transfer. SSH provides confidentiality and integrity for data exchanged between tw...Group -
SSH enabled firewalld zone
Specify firewalld zone to enable SSH service. This value is used only for remediation purposes.Value -
SSH Approved ciphers by FIPS
Specify the FIPS approved ciphers that are used for data integrity protection by the SSH server.Value -
SSH Approved MACs by FIPS
Specify the FIPS approved MACs (message authentication code) algorithms that are used for data integrity protection by the SSH server.Value -
SSH session Idle time
Specify duration of allowed idle time.Value -
SSH Server Listening Port
Specify port the SSH server is listening.Value -
SSH Max authentication attempts
Specify the maximum number of authentication attempts per connection.Value -
Set SSH Client Alive Count Max to zero
The SSH server sends at most <code>ClientAliveCountMax</code> messages during a SSH session and waits for a response from the SSH client. The optio...Rule Medium Severity -
Set SSH Client Alive Count Max
The SSH server sends at most <code>ClientAliveCountMax</code> messages during a SSH session and waits for a response from the SSH client. The optio...Rule Medium Severity -
Set SSH Client Alive Interval
SSH allows administrators to set a network responsiveness timeout interval. After this interval has passed, the unresponsive client will be automat...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Host-Based Authentication
SSH's cryptographic host-based authentication is more secure than <code>.rhosts</code> authentication. However, it is not recommended that hosts un...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable SSH Server firewalld Firewall Exception
If the SSH server is in use, inbound connections to SSH's port should be allowed to permit remote access through SSH. In more restrictive firewalld...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Compression Or Set Compression to delayed
Compression is useful for slow network connections over long distances but can cause performance issues on local LANs. If use of compression is req...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable SSH Access via Empty Passwords
Disallow SSH login with empty passwords. The default SSH configuration disables logins with empty passwords. The appropriate configuration is used ...Rule High Severity -
Use Only Strong Key Exchange algorithms
Limit the Key Exchange to strong algorithms. The following line in <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code> demonstrates use of those: <pre>KexAlgorithms ...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable GSSAPI Authentication
Unless needed, SSH should not permit extraneous or unnecessary authentication mechanisms like GSSAPI. <br> The default SSH configuration disallows ...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Kerberos Authentication
Unless needed, SSH should not permit extraneous or unnecessary authentication mechanisms like Kerberos. <br> The default SSH configuration disallow...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable SSH Support for .rhosts Files
SSH can emulate the behavior of the obsolete rsh command in allowing users to enable insecure access to their accounts via <code>.rhosts</code> fil...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable SSH Support for Rhosts RSA Authentication
SSH can allow authentication through the obsolete rsh command through the use of the authenticating user's SSH keys. This should be disabled. <br> ...Rule Medium Severity
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