Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 7
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Ensure that System Accounts Do Not Run a Shell Upon Login
Some accounts are not associated with a human user of the system, and exist to perform some administrative functions. Should an attacker be able to...Rule Medium Severity -
Restrict Serial Port Root Logins
To restrict root logins on serial ports, ensure lines of this form do not appear in/etc/securetty
:ttyS0 ttyS1
Rule Medium Severity -
Root Path Must Be Vendor Default
Assuming root shell is bash, edit the following files: <pre>~/.profile</pre> <pre>~/.bashrc</pre> Change any <code>PATH</code> variables to the ven...Rule Unknown Severity -
Action for auditd to take when disk is full
'The setting for disk_full_action in /etc/audit/auditd.conf, if multiple values are allowed write them separated by pipes as in "syslog|single|halt...Value -
Enforce usage of pam_wheel for su authentication
To ensure that only users who are members of the <code>wheel</code> group can run commands with altered privileges through the <code>su</code> comm...Rule Medium Severity -
Secure Session Configuration Files for Login Accounts
When a user logs into a Unix account, the system configures the user's session by reading a number of files. Many of these files are located in the...Group -
Maximum login attempts delay
Maximum time in seconds between fail login attempts before re-prompting.Value -
Maximum concurrent login sessions
Maximum number of concurrent sessions by a userValue -
Account Inactivity Timeout (seconds)
In an interactive shell, the value is interpreted as the number of seconds to wait for input after issuing the primary prompt. Bash terminates afte...Value -
Interactive users initialization files
'A regular expression describing a list of file names for files that are sourced at login time for interactive users'Value
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