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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 7

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • net.ipv6.conf.all.router_solicitations

    Accept all router solicitations?
    Value
  • net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route

    Trackers could be using source-routed packets to generate traffic that seems to be intra-net, but actually was created outside and has been redirec...
    Value
  • net.ipv6.conf.default.autoconf

    Enable auto configuration on IPv6 interfaces
    Value
  • net.ipv6.conf.default.forwarding

    Toggle IPv6 default Forwarding
    Value
  • net.ipv6.conf.default.max_addresses

    Maximum number of autoconfigured IPv6 addresses
    Value
  • net.ipv6.conf.default.router_solicitations

    Accept all router solicitations by default?
    Value
  • Manually Assign IPv6 Router Address

    Edit the file <code>/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-<i>interface</i></code>, and add or correct the following line (substituting your gateway ...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Use Privacy Extensions for Address

    To introduce randomness into the automatic generation of IPv6 addresses, add or correct the following line in <code>/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Manually Assign Global IPv6 Address

    To manually assign an IP address for an interface, edit the file <code>/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-<i>interface</i></code>. Add or correct...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Configure Accepting Router Advertisements on All IPv6 Interfaces

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net.ip...
    Rule Medium Severity

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