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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

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  • Disable the ssh_sysadm_login SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>ssh_sysadm_login</code> is disabled. If this setting is enabled, it should be disabled. To disable the <code...
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  • Services

    The best protection against vulnerable software is running less software. This section describes how to review the software which Red Hat Enterpris...
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  • Avahi Server

    The Avahi daemon implements the DNS Service Discovery and Multicast DNS protocols, which provide service and host discovery on a network. It allows...
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  • Disable Avahi Server if Possible

    Because the Avahi daemon service keeps an open network port, it is subject to network attacks. Disabling it can reduce the system's vulnerability t...
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  • Disable Avahi Server Software

    The <code>avahi-daemon</code> service can be disabled with the following command: <pre>$ sudo systemctl mask --now avahi-daemon.service</pre> ...
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  • Base Services

    This section addresses the base services that are installed on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 default installation which are not covered in other se...
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  • Disable KDump Kernel Crash Analyzer (kdump)

    The <code>kdump</code> service provides a kernel crash dump analyzer. It uses the <code>kexec</code> system call to boot a secondary kernel ("captu...
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  • Cron and At Daemons

    The cron and at services are used to allow commands to be executed at a later time. The cron service is required by almost all systems to perform n...
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  • Install the cron service

    The Cron service should be installed.
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  • Enable cron Service

    The <code>crond</code> service is used to execute commands at preconfigured times. It is required by almost all systems to perform necessary mainte...
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  • Enable cron Service

    The <code>crond</code> service is used to execute commands at preconfigured times. It is required by almost all systems to perform necessary mainte...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify Group Who Owns cron.d

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.d, run the command: 
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.d
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify Group Who Owns cron.daily

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.daily, run the command: 
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.daily
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify Group Who Owns cron.deny

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.deny, run the command: 
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.deny
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  • Verify Group Who Owns cron.hourly

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.hourly, run the command: 
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.hourly
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  • Verify Group Who Owns cron.monthly

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.monthly, run the command: 
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.monthly
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify Group Who Owns cron.weekly

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.weekly, run the command: 
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.weekly
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify Group Who Owns Crontab

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/crontab, run the command: 
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/crontab
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify Owner on cron.d

    To properly set the owner of /etc/cron.d, run the command: 
    $ sudo chown root /etc/cron.d
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  • Uninstall dnsmasq Package

    dnsmasq is a lightweight tool that provides DNS caching, DNS forwarding and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) services. <br> The <code>dns...
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