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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Enable authselect

    Configure user authentication setup to use the <code>authselect</code> tool. If authselect profile is selected, the rule will enable the <xccdf-1.2...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Warning Banners for System Accesses

    Each system should expose as little information about itself as possible. <br> <br> System banners, which are typically displayed jus...
    Group
  • CIS Login Banner Verbiage

    Enter an appropriate login banner for your organization according to the local policy.
    Value
  • Login Banner Verbiage

    Enter an appropriate login banner for your organization. Please note that new lines must be expressed by the '\n' character and special characters ...
    Value
  • Modify the System Login Banner

    To configure the system login banner edit <code>/etc/issue</code>. Replace the default text with a message compliant with the local site policy or...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Local Login Warning Banner Is Configured Properly

    To configure the system local login warning banner edit the <code>/etc/issue</code> file. The contents of this file is displayed to users prior to ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Remote Login Warning Banner Is Configured Properly

    To configure the system remote login warning banner edit the <code>/etc/issue.net</code> file. The contents of this file is displayed to users prio...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Message Of The Day Is Configured Properly

    To configure the system message of the day banner edit the <code>/etc/motd</code> file. Replace the default text with a message compliant with the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Group Ownership of System Login Banner

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/issue, run the command:
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/issue
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Group Ownership of System Login Banner for Remote Connections

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/issue.net, run the command:
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/issue.net
    Rule Medium Severity

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