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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 7

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Maximum audit log file size for auditd

    The setting for max_log_file in /etc/audit/auditd.conf
    Value
  • Record Events that Modify User/Group Information - /etc/shadow

    If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default),...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Access Events to Audit Log Directory

    The audit system should collect access events to read audit log directory. The following audit rule will assure that access to audit log directory ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • System Audit Logs Must Have Mode 0750 or Less Permissive

    If <code>log_group</code> in <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code> is set to a group other than the <code>root</code> group account, change the mode...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Audit Configuration Files Must Be Owned By Group root

    All audit configuration files must be owned by group root.
    chown :root /etc/audit/audit*.{rules,conf} /etc/audit/rules.d/*
    Rule Medium Severity

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