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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Fedora

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Protect Physical Console Access

    It is impossible to fully protect a system from an attacker with physical access, so securing the space in which the system is located should be considered a necessary step. However, there are some...
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  • Disable debug-shell SystemD Service

    SystemD's <code>debug-shell</code> service is intended to diagnose SystemD related boot issues with various <code>systemctl</code> commands. Once enabled and following a system reboot, the root she...
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  • Disable Ctrl-Alt-Del Reboot Activation

    By default, <code>SystemD</code> will reboot the system if the <code>Ctrl-Alt-Del</code> key sequence is pressed. <br> <br> To configure the system to ignore the <code>Ctrl-Alt-Del</code> k...
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  • Require Authentication for Emergency Systemd Target

    Emergency mode is intended as a system recovery method, providing a single user root access to the system during a failed boot sequence. <br> <br> By default, Emergency mode is protected by...
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  • Require Authentication for Single User Mode

    Single-user mode is intended as a system recovery method, providing a single user root access to the system by providing a boot option at startup. <br> <br> By default, single-user mode is ...
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  • Configure Screen Locking

    When a user must temporarily leave an account logged-in, screen locking should be employed to prevent passersby from abusing the account. User education and training is particularly important for s...
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  • Configure Console Screen Locking

    A console screen locking mechanism is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not logout because of th...
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  • Install the screen Package

    To enable console screen locking, install the <code>screen</code> package. The <code>screen</code> package can be installed with the following command: <pre> $ sudo dnf install screen</pre> Instruc...
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  • Support session locking with tmux

    The tmux terminal multiplexer is used to implement automatic session locking. It should be started from /etc/bashrc or drop-in files within /etc/profile.d/.
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  • Configure tmux to lock session after inactivity

    To enable console screen locking in <code>tmux</code> terminal multiplexer after a period of inactivity, the <code>lock-after-time</code> option has to be set to a value greater than 0 and less tha...
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The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.

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