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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 7

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  • Configure Postfix if Necessary

    Postfix stores its configuration files in the directory /etc/postfix by default. The primary configuration file is /etc/postfix/main.cf.
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  • Configure Postfix Resource Usage to Limit Denial of Service Attacks

    Edit <code>/etc/postfix/main.cf</code>. Edit the following lines to configure the amount of system resources Postfix can consume: <pre>default_proc...
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  • Control Mail Relaying

    Postfix's mail relay controls are implemented with the help of the smtpd recipient restrictions option, which controls the restrictions placed on t...
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  • Prevent Unrestricted Mail Relaying

    Modify the <pre>/etc/postfix/main.cf</pre> file to restrict client connections to the local network with the following command: <pre>$ sudo postcon...
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  • Enact SMTP Recipient Restrictions

    To configure Postfix to restrict addresses to which it will send mail, see: <a href="http://www.postfix.org/SMTPD_ACCESS_README.html#danger">h...
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  • Enact SMTP Relay Restrictions

    To configure Postfix to restrict addresses to which it will send mail, see: <a href="http://www.postfix.org/SMTPD_ACCESS_README.html#danger">h...
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  • Use TLS for SMTP AUTH

    Postfix provides options to use TLS for certificate-based authentication and encrypted sessions. An encrypted session protects the information that...
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  • Configure Trusted Networks and Hosts

    Edit <code>/etc/postfix/main.cf</code>, and configure the contents of the <code>mynetworks</code> variable in one of the following ways: <ul> <li>I...
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  • Require SMTP AUTH Before Relaying from Untrusted Clients

    SMTP authentication allows remote clients to relay mail safely by requiring them to authenticate before submitting mail. Postfix's SMTP AUTH uses a...
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  • NFS and RPC

    The Network File System is a popular distributed filesystem for the Unix environment, and is very widely deployed. This section discusses the circ...
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  • Uninstall nfs-utils Package

    The nfs-utils package can be removed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum erase nfs-utils
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  • Disable All NFS Services if Possible

    If there is not a reason for the system to operate as either an NFS client or an NFS server, follow all instructions in this section to disable sub...
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  • Disable netfs if Possible

    To determine if any network filesystems handled by netfs are currently mounted on the system execute the following command: <pre>$ mount -t nfs,nfs...
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  • Disable Network File Systems (netfs)

    The netfs script manages the boot-time mounting of several types of networked filesystems, of which NFS and Samba are the most common. If these fil...
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  • Disable Services Used Only by NFS

    If NFS is not needed, disable the NFS client daemons nfslock, rpcgssd, and rpcidmapd. <br><br> All of these daemons run with elevated privileges, a...
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  • Disable rpcbind Service

    The rpcbind utility maps RPC services to the ports on which they listen. RPC processes notify rpcbind when they start, registering the ports they a...
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  • Configure All Systems which Use NFS

    The steps in this section are appropriate for all systems which run NFS, whether they operate as clients or as servers.
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  • SSH MaxStartups setting

    Configure parameters for maximum concurrent unauthenticated connections to the SSH daemon.
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  • Make Each System a Client or a Server, not Both

    If NFS must be used, it should be deployed in the simplest configuration possible to avoid maintainability problems which may lead to unnecessary s...
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  • Configure NFS Services to Use Fixed Ports (NFSv3 and NFSv2)

    Firewalling should be done at each host and at the border firewalls to protect the NFS daemons from remote access, since NFS servers should never b...
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