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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Kylin Server 10

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Enforce usage of pam_wheel for su authentication

    To ensure that only users who are members of the <code>wheel</code> group can run commands with altered privileges through the <code>su</code> comm...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Secure Session Configuration Files for Login Accounts

    When a user logs into a Unix account, the system configures the user's session by reading a number of files. Many of these files are located in the...
    Group
  • Maximum concurrent login sessions

    Maximum number of concurrent sessions by a user
    Value
  • Ensure Home Directories are Created for New Users

    All local interactive user accounts, upon creation, should be assigned a home directory. <br> <br> Configure the operating system to assign...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Limit the Number of Concurrent Login Sessions Allowed Per User

    Limiting the number of allowed users and sessions per user can limit risks related to Denial of Service attacks. This addresses concurrent sessions...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Ensure that No Dangerous Directories Exist in Root's Path

    The active path of the root account can be obtained by starting a new root shell and running: <pre># echo $PATH</pre> This will produce a colon-sep...
    Group
  • Ensure that Root's Path Does Not Include World or Group-Writable Directories

    For each element in root's path, run:
    # ls -ld DIR
             
    and ensure that write permissions are disabled for group and other.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure that Root's Path Does Not Include Relative Paths or Null Directories

    Ensure that none of the directories in root's path is equal to a single <code>.</code> character, or that it contains any instances that lead to re...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Ensure that Users Have Sensible Umask Values

    The umask setting controls the default permissions for the creation of new files. With a default <code>umask</code> setting of 077, files and direc...
    Group
  • Sensible umask

    Enter default user umask
    Value

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