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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

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  • Verify Permissions on crontab

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/crontab, run the command:
    $ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/crontab
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure LDAP client is not installed

    The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a service that provides a method for looking up information from a central database. The <code>...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable storing core dumps

    To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.core_pattern</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.core_pa...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Restrict Access to Kernel Message Buffer

    To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.dmesg_restrict</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.dmesg...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable Kernel Image Loading

    To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.kexec_load_disabled</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel....
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify User Who Owns /etc/selinux Directory

    To properly set the owner of /etc/selinux, run the command:
    $ sudo chown root /etc/selinux 
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Permissions On /etc/selinux Directory

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/selinux, run the command:
    $ sudo chmod 0755 /etc/selinux
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Group Who Owns /etc/sestatus.conf File

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/sestatus.conf, run the command:
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/sestatus.conf
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify User Who Owns /etc/sestatus.conf File

    To properly set the owner of /etc/sestatus.conf, run the command:
    $ sudo chown root /etc/sestatus.conf 
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Permissions On /etc/sestatus.conf File

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/sestatus.conf, run the command:
    $ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/sestatus.conf
    Rule Medium Severity

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