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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 8

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Restrict Serial Port Root Logins

    To restrict root logins on serial ports, ensure lines of this form do not appear in /etc/securetty: 
    ttyS0
ttyS1
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  • Root Path Must Be Vendor Default

    Assuming root shell is bash, edit the following files: <pre>~/.profile</pre> <pre>~/.bashrc</pre> Change any <code>PATH</code> variables to the ven...
    Rule Unknown Severity
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  • Restrict Virtual Console Root Logins

    To restrict root logins through the (deprecated) virtual console devices, ensure lines of this form do not appear in <code>/etc/securetty</code>: <...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Enforce usage of pam_wheel for su authentication

    To ensure that only users who are members of the <code>wheel</code> group can run commands with altered privileges through the <code>su</code> comm...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • User Initialization Files Must Be Owned By the Primary User

    Set the owner of the user initialization files for interactive users to the primary owner with the following command: <pre>$ sudo chown <i>USER</i>...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Secure Session Configuration Files for Login Accounts

    When a user logs into a Unix account, the system configures the user's session by reading a number of files. Many of these files are located in the...
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  • Maximum login attempts delay

    Maximum time in seconds between fail login attempts before re-prompting.
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  • Maximum concurrent login sessions

    Maximum number of concurrent sessions by a user
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  • Account Inactivity Timeout (seconds)

    In an interactive shell, the value is interpreted as the number of seconds to wait for input after issuing the primary prompt. Bash terminates afte...
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  • Interactive users initialization files

    'A regular expression describing a list of file names for files that are sourced at login time for interactive users'
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