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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • RHEL 8 must display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting local or remote access to the system via a graphical user logon.

    Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with applicable federal ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000023-GPOS-00006

    Group
  • SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013

    Group
  • SRG-OS-000066-GPOS-00034

    Group
  • RHEL 8, for PKI-based authentication, must validate certificates by constructing a certification path (which includes status information) to an accepted trust anchor.

    Without path validation, an informed trust decision by the relying party cannot be made when presented with any certificate not already explicitly trusted. A trust anchor is an authoritative entit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000067-GPOS-00035

    Group
  • RHEL 8, for certificate-based authentication, must enforce authorized access to the corresponding private key.

    If an unauthorized user obtains access to a private key without a passcode, that user would have unauthorized access to any system where the associated public key has been installed.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041

    Group
  • RHEL 8 must encrypt all stored passwords with a FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashing algorithm.

    Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are not encrypted, they can be plainly read (i.e., clear text) and easily c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041

    Group

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