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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 7

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  • Ensure the Default Umask is Set Correctly For Interactive Users

    Remove the UMASK environment variable from all interactive users initialization files.
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  • System Accounting with auditd

    The audit service provides substantial capabilities for recording system activities. By default, the service audits about SELinux AVC denials and c...
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  • Install audispd-plugins Package

    The audispd-plugins package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum install audispd-plugins
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  • Ensure the audit Subsystem is Installed

    The audit package should be installed.
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  • Enable auditd Service

    The <code>auditd</code> service is an essential userspace component of the Linux Auditing System, as it is responsible for writing audit records to...
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  • Enable Auditing for Processes Which Start Prior to the Audit Daemon

    To ensure all processes can be audited, even those which start prior to the audit daemon, add the argument <code>audit=1</code> to the default GRUB...
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  • Extend Audit Backlog Limit for the Audit Daemon

    To improve the kernel capacity to queue all log events, even those which occurred prior to the audit daemon, add the argument <code>audit_backlog_l...
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  • Configure auditd Rules for Comprehensive Auditing

    The <code>auditd</code> program can perform comprehensive monitoring of system activity. This section describes recommended configuration settings ...
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  • Audit failure mode

    This variable is the setting for the -f option in Audit configuration which sets the failure mode of audit. This option lets you determine how you ...
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  • Record Events that Modify User/Group Information via open syscall - /etc/group

    The audit system should collect write events to /etc/group file for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the ...
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