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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 7

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Use Only FIPS 140-2 Validated MACs

    Limit the MACs to those hash algorithms which are FIPS-approved. The following line in <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code> demonstrates use of FIPS-a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable Use of Privilege Separation

    When enabled, SSH will create an unprivileged child process that has the privilege of the authenticated user. To enable privilege separation in SSH...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Use Only Strong Ciphers

    Limit the ciphers to strong algorithms. Counter (CTR) mode is also preferred over cipher-block chaining (CBC) mode. The following line in <code>/et...
    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
  • Prevent remote hosts from connecting to the proxy display

    The SSH daemon should prevent remote hosts from connecting to the proxy display. <br> The default SSH configuration for <code>X11UseLocalhost</code...
    Rule Medium Severity

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