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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Fedora

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • A remote time server for Chrony is configured

    <code>Chrony</code> is a daemon which implements the Network Time Protocol (NTP). It is designed to synchronize system clocks across a variety of s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Uninstall ypserv Package

    The ypserv package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf erase ypserv
    Rule High Severity
  • Use Access Lists to Enforce Authorization Restrictions

    When configuring NFS exports, ensure that each export line in <code>/etc/exports</code> contains a list of hosts which are allowed to access that e...
    Group
  • Network Time Protocol

    The Network Time Protocol is used to manage the system clock over a network. Computer clocks are not very accurate, so time will drift unpredictabl...
    Group
  • Vendor Approved Time pools

    The list of vendor-approved pool servers
    Value
  • Vendor Approved Time Servers

    The list of vendor-approved time servers
    Value
  • Maximum NTP or Chrony Poll

    The maximum NTP or Chrony poll interval number in seconds specified as a power of two.
    Value
  • The Chrony package is installed

    System time should be synchronized between all systems in an environment. This is typically done by establishing an authoritative time server or se...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Install the ntp service

    The ntpd service should be installed.
    Rule High Severity
  • The Chronyd service is enabled

    chrony is a daemon which implements the Network Time Protocol (NTP) is designed to synchronize system clocks across a variety of systems and use a ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable the NTP Daemon

    Run the following command to determine the current status of the <code>chronyd</code> service: <pre>$ sudo systemctl is-active chronyd</pre> If t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable the NTP Daemon

    The ntpd service can be enabled with the following command:
    $ sudo systemctl enable ntpd.service
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Rlogin, Rsh, and Rexec

    The Berkeley r-commands are legacy services which allow cleartext remote access and have an insecure trust model.
    Group
  • Disable chrony daemon from acting as server

    The <code>port</code> option in <code>/etc/chrony.conf</code> can be set to <code>0</code> to make chrony daemon to never open any listening port f...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable network management of chrony daemon

    The <code>cmdport</code> option in <code>/etc/chrony.conf</code> can be set to <code>0</code> to stop chrony daemon from listening on the UDP port ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Configure Time Service Maxpoll Interval

    The <code>maxpoll</code> should be configured to <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_time_service_set_maxpoll" use="legacy...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Specify Additional Remote NTP Servers

    Depending on specific functional requirements of a concrete production environment, the Fedora system can be configured to utilize the services of ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Specify a Remote NTP Server

    Depending on specific functional requirements of a concrete production environment, the Fedora system can be configured to utilize the services of ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure that chronyd is running under chrony user account

    chrony is a daemon which implements the Network Time Protocol (NTP). It is designed to synchronize system clocks across a variety of systems and us...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure server restrictions for ntpd

    ntpd is a daemon which implements the Network Time Protocol (NTP). It is designed to synchronize system clocks across a variety of systems and use ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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