Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
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Print Support
The Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) service provides both local and network printing support. A system running the CUPS service can accept print jobs from other systems, process them, and send t...Group -
Disable the CUPS Service
Thecups
service can be disabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl mask --now cups.service
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Proxy Server
A proxy server is a very desirable target for a potential adversary because much (or all) sensitive data for a given infrastructure may flow through it. Therefore, if one is required, the system ac...Group -
Disable Squid if Possible
If Squid was installed and activated, but the system does not need to act as a proxy server, then it should be disabled and removed.Group -
Uninstall squid Package
Thesquid
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo dnf remove squid
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Disable Squid
Thesquid
service can be disabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl mask --now squid.service
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Network Routing
A router is a very desirable target for a potential adversary because they fulfill a variety of infrastructure networking roles such as access to network segments, gateways to other networks, filt...Group -
Disable Quagga if Possible
If Quagga was installed and activated, but the system does not need to act as a router, then it should be disabled and removed.Group -
Uninstall quagga Package
Thequagga
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo dnf remove quagga
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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 software packages that provide Samba support. The firs...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 provide Microsoft Windows file and print sharing fun...Group -
Uninstall Samba Package
Thesamba
package 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 were well-known for weak security, such as plaintex...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 is not needed, the software should be disabled an...Group -
Uninstall net-snmp Package
Thenet-snmp
package provides the snmpd service. Thenet-snmp
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo dnf remove net-snmp
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Disable snmpd Service
Thesnmpd
service can be disabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl mask --now snmpd.service
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Configure OpenSSH Client if Necessary
The following configuration changes apply to the SSH client. They can improve security parameters relwevant to the client user, e.g. increasing entropy while generating initialization vectors. Note...Group -
Disable X11 Forwarding
The X11Forwarding parameter provides the ability to tunnel X11 traffic through the connection to enable remote graphic connections. SSH has the capability to encrypt remote X11 connections when SSH...Rule Medium Severity -
Do Not Allow SSH Environment Options
Ensure that users are not able to override environment variables of the SSH daemon. <br> The default SSH configuration disables environment processing. The appropriate configuration is used if no v...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Accepting Prefix Information in Router Advertisements on All IPv6 Interfaces By Default
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra_pinfo</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra_pinfo=0</pre> ...Rule Unknown Severity
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