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Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) must be enabled.

    Modification of memory area can result in executable code vulnerabilities. ASLR can reduce the likelihood of these attacks. ASLR activates the randomization of key areas of the process such as stac...
    Rule Low Severity
  • The system must be configured to store any process core dumps in a specific, centralized directory.

    Specifying a centralized location for core file creation allows for the centralized protection of core files. Process core dumps contain the memory in use by the process when it crashed. Any data t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The kernel core dump data directory must be group-owned by root.

    Kernel core dumps may contain the full contents of system memory at the time of the crash. As the system memory may contain sensitive information, it must be protected accordingly. If the kernel co...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The operating system must implement transaction recovery for transaction-based systems.

    Recovery and reconstitution constitutes executing an operating system contingency plan comprised of activities to restore essential missions and business functions. Transaction rollback and trans...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • A file integrity baseline must be created, maintained, and reviewed at least weekly to determine if unauthorized changes have been made to important system files located in the root file system.

    A file integrity baseline is a collection of file metadata used to evaluate the integrity of the system. A minimal baseline must contain metadata for all device files, setuid files, setgid files, s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Direct logins must not be permitted to shared, default, application, or utility accounts.

    Shared accounts (accounts where two or more people log in with the same user identification) do not provide identification and authentication. There is no way to provide for non-repudiation or indi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The system must not have any unnecessary accounts.

    Accounts providing no operational purpose provide additional opportunities for system compromise. Unnecessary accounts include user accounts for individuals not requiring access to the system and a...
    Rule Low Severity
  • The operating system must conduct backups of system-level information contained in the information system per organization-defined frequency to conduct backups that are consistent with recovery time and recovery point objectives.

    Operating system backup is a critical step in maintaining data assurance and availability. System-level information is data generated for/by the host (such as configuration settings) and/or admin...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The operating system must conduct backups of operating system documentation including security-related documentation per organization-defined frequency to conduct backups that is consistent with recovery time and recovery point objectives.

    Operating system backup is a critical step in maintaining data assurance and availability. System documentation is data generated for/by the host (such as logs) and/or administrative users. Back...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The operating system must employ malicious code protection mechanisms at workstations, servers, or mobile computing devices on the network to detect and eradicate malicious code transported by electronic mail, electronic mail attachments, web accesses, removable media, or other common means.

    In order to minimize potential negative impact to the organization caused by malicious code, it is imperative that malicious code is identified and eradicated prior to entering protected enclaves v...
    Rule Medium Severity

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