Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Remove the GDM Package Group
By removing the <code>gdm</code> package, the system no longer has GNOME installed installed. If X Windows is not installed then the system cannot boot into graphical user mode. This prevents the...Rule Medium Severity -
Make sure that the dconf databases are up-to-date with regards to respective keyfiles
By default, DConf uses a binary database as a data backend. The system-level database is compiled from keyfiles in the /etc/dconf/db/ directory by the <pre>dconf update</pre> command. More specific...Rule High Severity -
Configure GNOME Login Screen
In the default GNOME desktop, the login is displayed after system boot and can display user accounts, allow users to reboot the system, and allow users to login automatically and/or with a guest ac...Group -
Disable the GNOME3 Login Restart and Shutdown Buttons
In the default graphical environment, users logging directly into the system are greeted with a login screen that allows any user, known or unknown, the ability the ability to shutdown or restart t...Rule High Severity -
Disable the GNOME3 Login User List
In the default graphical environment, users logging directly into the system are greeted with a login screen that displays all known users. This functionality should be disabled by setting <code>di...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable the GNOME3 Screen Locking On Smartcard Removal
In the default graphical environment, screen locking on smartcard removal can be enabled by setting <code>removal-action</code> to <code>'lock-screen'</code>. <br> <br> To enable,...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable GDM Automatic Login
The GNOME Display Manager (GDM) can allow users to automatically login without user interaction or credentials. User should always be required to authenticate themselves to the system that they are...Rule High Severity -
Disable GDM Guest Login
The GNOME Display Manager (GDM) can allow users to login without credentials which can be useful for public kiosk scenarios. Allowing users to login without credentials or "guest" account access ha...Rule High Severity -
GNOME Media Settings
GNOME media settings that apply to the graphical interface.Group -
Disable GNOME3 Automounting
The system's default desktop environment, GNOME3, will mount devices and removable media (such as DVDs, CDs and USB flash drives) whenever they are inserted into the system. To disable automount wi...Rule Medium Severity
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The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.
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