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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 8

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Configure session renegotiation for SSH client

    The <code>RekeyLimit</code> parameter specifies how often the session key is renegotiated, both in terms of amount of data that may be transmitted ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SSH client uses strong entropy to seed (for CSH like shells)

    To set up SSH client to use entropy from a high-quality source, make sure that the appropriate shell environment variable is configured. The <code>...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SSH client uses strong entropy to seed (Bash-like shells)

    To set up SSH client to use entropy from a high-quality source, make sure that the appropriate shell environment variable is configured. The <code>...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure OpenSSH Server if Necessary

    If the system needs to act as an SSH server, then certain changes should be made to the OpenSSH daemon configuration file <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_confi...
    Group
  • SSH RekeyLimit - size

    Specify the size component of the rekey limit.
    Value
  • SSH RekeyLimit - size

    Specify the size component of the rekey limit.
    Value
  • SSH Compression Setting

    Specify the compression setting for SSH connections.
    Value
  • SSH Privilege Separation Setting

    Specify whether and how sshd separates privileges when handling incoming network connections.
    Value
  • SSH LoginGraceTime setting

    Configure parameters for how long the servers stays connected before the user has successfully logged in
    Value
  • SSH MaxStartups setting

    Configure parameters for maximum concurrent unauthenticated connections to the SSH daemon.
    Value

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