Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 8
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Lowercase Characters
The pam_pwquality module's <code>lcredit</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of lowercase letters in a password. When set to a negativ...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Maximum Consecutive Repeating Characters from Same Character Class
The pam_pwquality module's <code>maxclassrepeat</code> parameter controls requirements for consecutive repeating characters from the same character...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Password Maximum Consecutive Repeating Characters
The pam_pwquality module's <code>maxrepeat</code> parameter controls requirements for consecutive repeating characters. When set to a positive numb...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Different Categories
The pam_pwquality module's <code>minclass</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of different character classes, or types, of character t...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Length
The pam_pwquality module's <code>minlen</code> parameter controls requirements for minimum characters required in a password. Add <code>minlen=<xcc...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Special Characters
The pam_pwquality module's <code>ocredit=</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of special (or "other") characters in a password. When s...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM password complexity module is enabled in password-auth
To enable PAM password complexity in password-auth file: Edit the <code>password</code> section in <code>/etc/pam.d/password-auth</code> to show <c...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM password complexity module is enabled in system-auth
To enable PAM password complexity in system-auth file: Edit the <code>password</code> section in <code>/etc/pam.d/system-auth</code> to show <code>...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Authentication Retry Prompts Permitted Per-Session
To configure the number of retry prompts that are permitted per-session: Edit the <code>/etc/security/pwquality.conf</code> to include <code>retr...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Uppercase Characters
The pam_pwquality module's <code>ucredit=</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of uppercase letters in a password. When set to a negati...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Password Hashing Algorithm
The system's default algorithm for storing password hashes in/etc/shadowis SHA-512. This can be configured in several locations.Group -
Set Password Hashing Algorithm in /etc/libuser.conf
In <code>/etc/libuser.conf</code>, add or correct the following line in its <code>[defaults]</code> section to ensure the system will use the SHA-5...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Password Hashing Algorithm in /etc/login.defs
In <code>/etc/login.defs</code>, add or correct the following line to ensure the system will use <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content...Rule Medium Severity -
Set PAM''s Password Hashing Algorithm - password-auth
The PAM system service can be configured to only store encrypted representations of passwords. In <code>/etc/pam.d/password-auth</code>, the <code>...Rule Medium Severity -
Set PAM''s Password Hashing Algorithm
The PAM system service can be configured to only store encrypted representations of passwords. In "/etc/pam.d/system-auth", the <code>password</cod...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Password Hashing Rounds in /etc/login.defs
In <code>/etc/login.defs</code>, ensure <code>SHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS</code> and <code>SHA_CRYPT_MAX_ROUNDS</code> has the minimum value of <code>5000...Rule Medium Severity -
Protect Physical Console Access
It is impossible to fully protect a system from an attacker with physical access, so securing the space in which the system is located should be co...Group -
Login timeout for idle sessions
Specify duration of allowed idle time.Value -
Disable debug-shell SystemD Service
SystemD's <code>debug-shell</code> service is intended to diagnose SystemD related boot issues with various <code>systemctl</code> commands. Once e...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Ctrl-Alt-Del Burst Action
By default, <code>SystemD</code> will reboot the system if the <code>Ctrl-Alt-Del</code> key sequence is pressed Ctrl-Alt-Delete more than 7 times ...Rule High Severity -
Disable Ctrl-Alt-Del Reboot Activation
By default, <code>SystemD</code> will reboot the system if the <code>Ctrl-Alt-Del</code> key sequence is pressed. <br><br> To configure the system ...Rule High Severity -
Verify that Interactive Boot is Disabled
Oracle Linux 8 systems support an "interactive boot" option that can be used to prevent services from being started. On a Oracle Linux 8 system, in...Rule Medium Severity -
Require Authentication for Emergency Systemd Target
Emergency mode is intended as a system recovery method, providing a single user root access to the system during a failed boot sequence. <br><br> B...Rule Medium Severity -
Require Authentication for Single User Mode
Single-user mode is intended as a system recovery method, providing a single user root access to the system by providing a boot option at startup. ...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Screen Locking
When a user must temporarily leave an account logged-in, screen locking should be employed to prevent passersby from abusing the account. User educ...Group -
Configure Console Screen Locking
A console screen locking mechanism is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the in...Group -
Install the tmux Package
To enable console screen locking, install the <code>tmux</code> package. A session lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and move...Rule Medium Severity -
Support session locking with tmux
The <code>tmux</code> terminal multiplexer is used to implement automatic session locking. It should be started from <code>/etc/bashrc</code> or dr...Rule Medium Severity -
Support session locking with tmux (not enforcing)
The <code>tmux</code> terminal multiplexer is used to implement automatic session locking. It should be started from <code>/etc/bashrc</code> or dr...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure tmux to lock session after inactivity
To enable console screen locking in <code>tmux</code> terminal multiplexer after a period of inactivity, the <code>lock-after-time</code> option ha...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure the tmux Lock Command
To enable console screen locking in <code>tmux</code> terminal multiplexer, the <code>vlock</code> command must be configured to be used as a locki...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure the tmux lock session key binding
To set a key binding for the screen locking in <code>tmux</code> terminal multiplexer, the <code>session-lock</code> command must be bound to a key...Rule Low Severity -
Prevent user from disabling the screen lock
Thetmuxterminal multiplexer is used to implement automatic session locking. It should not be listed in/etc/shells.Rule Low Severity -
Check that vlock is installed to allow session locking
The Oracle Linux 8 operating system must have vlock installed to allow for session locking. The <code>kbd</code> package can be installed with th...Rule Medium Severity -
Hardware Tokens for Authentication
The use of hardware tokens such as smart cards for system login provides stronger, two-factor authentication than using a username and password. I...Group -
OpenSC Smart Card Drivers
Choose the Smart Card Driver in use by your organization. <br>For DoD, choose the <code>cac</code> driver. <br>If your driver is not listed and you...Value -
Install the opensc Package For Multifactor Authentication
Theopenscpackage can be installed with the following command:$ sudo yum install opensc
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Install the pcsc-lite package
Thepcsc-litepackage can be installed with the following command:$ sudo yum install pcsc-lite
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Install Smart Card Packages For Multifactor Authentication
Configure the operating system to implement multifactor authentication by installing the required package with the following command: The <code>op...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable the pcscd Service
Thepcscdservice can be enabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl enable pcscd.service
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Configure opensc Smart Card Drivers
The OpenSC smart card tool can auto-detect smart card drivers; however, setting the smart card drivers in use by your organization helps to prevent...Rule Medium Severity -
Force opensc To Use Defined Smart Card Driver
The OpenSC smart card middleware can auto-detect smart card drivers; however by forcing the smart card driver in use by your organization, opensc w...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Smart Card Certificate Status Checking
Configure the operating system to do certificate status checking for PKI authentication. Modify all of the <code>cert_policy</code> lines in <code>...Rule Medium Severity -
Protect Accounts by Restricting Password-Based Login
Conventionally, Unix shell accounts are accessed by providing a username and password to a login program, which tests these values for correctness ...Group -
Accounts Authorized Local Users on the Operating System
List the user accounts that are authorized locally on the operating system. This list includes both users requried by the operating system and by t...Value -
Ensure All Accounts on the System Have Unique User IDs
Change user IDs (UIDs), or delete accounts, so each has a unique name.Rule Medium Severity -
Only Authorized Local User Accounts Exist on Operating System
Enterprise Application tends to use the server or virtual machine exclusively. Besides the default operating system user, there should be only auth...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Account Expiration Parameters
Accounts can be configured to be automatically disabled after a certain time period, meaning that they will require administrator interaction to be...Group -
number of days after the last login of the user when the user will be locked out
'This option is specific for the auth or account phase. It specifies the number of days after the last login of the user when the user will be lock...Value -
number of days after a password expires until the account is permanently disabled
The number of days to wait after a password expires, until the account will be permanently disabled.Value
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