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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 8

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Disable Support for RPC IPv6

    RPC services for NFSv4 try to load transport modules for <code>udp6</code> and <code>tcp6</code> by default, even if IPv6 has been disabled in <cod...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Verify Group Who Owns Backup shadow File

    To properly set the owner of /etc/shadow-, run the command:
    $ sudo chown root /etc/shadow- 
    Rule Medium 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
  • Disable IPv6 Addressing on IPv6 Interfaces by Default

    To disable support for (<code>ipv6</code>) addressing on interfaces by default add the following line to <code>/etc/sysctl.d/ipv6.conf</code> (or a...
    Rule Medium Severity

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