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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Fedora

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  • Configure Postfix Resource Usage to Limit Denial of Service Attacks

    Edit <code>/etc/postfix/main.cf</code>. Edit the following lines to configure the amount of system resources Postfix can consume: <pre>default_proc...
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  • Control Mail Relaying

    Postfix's mail relay controls are implemented with the help of the smtpd recipient restrictions option, which controls the restrictions placed on t...
    Group
  • Enact SMTP Recipient Restrictions

    To configure Postfix to restrict addresses to which it will send mail, see: <a href="http://www.postfix.org/SMTPD_ACCESS_README.html#danger">h...
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  • Enact SMTP Relay Restrictions

    To configure Postfix to restrict addresses to which it will send mail, see: <a href="http://www.postfix.org/SMTPD_ACCESS_README.html#danger">h...
    Group
  • Verify Ownership on SSH Server Public *.pub Key Files

    SSH server public keys, files that match the /etc/ssh/*.pub glob, must be owned by root user.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Use TLS for SMTP AUTH

    Postfix provides options to use TLS for certificate-based authentication and encrypted sessions. An encrypted session protects the information that...
    Group
  • Configure Trusted Networks and Hosts

    Edit <code>/etc/postfix/main.cf</code>, and configure the contents of the <code>mynetworks</code> variable in one of the following ways: <ul> <li>I...
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  • Require SMTP AUTH Before Relaying from Untrusted Clients

    SMTP authentication allows remote clients to relay mail safely by requiring them to authenticate before submitting mail. Postfix's SMTP AUTH uses a...
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  • NFS and RPC

    The Network File System is a popular distributed filesystem for the Unix environment, and is very widely deployed. This section discusses the circ...
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  • Uninstall nfs-utils Package

    The nfs-utils package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf erase nfs-utils
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable All NFS Services if Possible

    If there is not a reason for the system to operate as either an NFS client or an NFS server, follow all instructions in this section to disable sub...
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  • Disable netfs if Possible

    To determine if any network filesystems handled by netfs are currently mounted on the system execute the following command: <pre>$ mount -t nfs,nfs...
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  • Disable Network File Systems (netfs)

    The netfs script manages the boot-time mounting of several types of networked filesystems, of which NFS and Samba are the most common. If these fil...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Disable Services Used Only by NFS

    If NFS is not needed, disable the NFS client daemons nfslock, rpcgssd, and rpcidmapd. <br><br> All of these daemons run with elevated privileges, a...
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  • Disable Network File System Lock Service (nfslock)

    The Network File System Lock (nfslock) service starts the required remote procedure call (RPC) processes which allow clients to lock files on the s...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Disable rpcbind Service

    The rpcbind utility maps RPC services to the ports on which they listen. RPC processes notify rpcbind when they start, registering the ports they a...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable Secure RPC Client Service (rpcgssd)

    The rpcgssd service manages RPCSEC GSS contexts required to secure protocols that use RPC (most often Kerberos and NFS). The rpcgssd service is the...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Authorize USB hubs in USBGuard daemon

    To allow authorization of USB hub devices by USBGuard daemon, add line <code>allow with-interface match-all { 09:00:* }</code> to <code>/etc/usbgua...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable RPC ID Mapping Service (rpcidmapd)

    The rpcidmapd service is used to map user names and groups to UID and GID numbers on NFSv4 mounts. If NFS is not in use on the local system then th...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Configure All Systems which Use NFS

    The steps in this section are appropriate for all systems which run NFS, whether they operate as clients or as servers.
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