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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Fedora

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Enable Smartcards in SSSD

    SSSD should be configured to authenticate access to the system using smart cards. To enable smart cards in SSSD, set <code>pam_cert_auth</code> to ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure SSSD's Memory Cache to Expire

    SSSD's memory cache should be configured to set to expire records after <code><xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_sssd_mem...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure SSSD to Expire Offline Credentials

    SSSD should be configured to expire offline credentials after 1 day. To configure SSSD to expire offline credentials, set <code>offline_credential...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure SSSD to run as user sssd

    SSSD processes should be configured to run as user sssd, not root.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure SSSD to Expire SSH Known Hosts

    SSSD should be configured to expire keys from known SSH hosts after <code><xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_sssd_ssh_kno...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) - LDAP

    The System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) is a system daemon that provides access to different identity and authentication providers such as Red H...
    Group
  • SSSD LDAP Backend Client CA Certificate Location

    Path of a directory that contains Certificate Authority certificates.
    Value
  • USBGuard daemon

    The USBGuard daemon enforces the USB device authorization policy for all USB devices.
    Group
  • Install usbguard Package

    The usbguard package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf install usbguard
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable the USBGuard Service

    The USBGuard service should be enabled. The <code>usbguard</code> service can be enabled with the following command: <pre>$ sudo systemctl enable ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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