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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 8

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  • Export Filesystems Read-Only if Possible

    If a filesystem is being exported so that users can view the files in a convenient fashion, but there is no need for users to edit those files, exp...
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  • Use Access Lists to Enforce Authorization Restrictions

    When configuring NFS exports, ensure that each export line in <code>/etc/exports</code> contains a list of hosts which are allowed to access that e...
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  • Network Time Protocol

    The Network Time Protocol is used to manage the system clock over a network. Computer clocks are not very accurate, so time will drift unpredictabl...
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  • Vendor Approved Time pools

    The list of vendor-approved pool servers
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  • Vendor Approved Time Servers

    The list of vendor-approved time servers
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  • Maximum NTP or Chrony Poll

    The maximum NTP or Chrony poll interval number in seconds specified as a power of two.
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  • The Chrony package is installed

    System time should be synchronized between all systems in an environment. This is typically done by establishing an authoritative time server or se...
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  • Install the ntp service

    The ntpd service should be installed.
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  • The Chronyd service is enabled

    chrony is a daemon which implements the Network Time Protocol (NTP) is designed to synchronize system clocks across a variety of systems and use a ...
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  • Enable the NTP Daemon

    Run the following command to determine the current status of the <code>chronyd</code> service: <pre>$ sudo systemctl is-active chronyd</pre> If t...
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