Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 8
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Ensure /tmp Located On Separate Partition
The/tmp
directory is a world-writable directory used for temporary file storage. Ensure it has its own partition or logical volume at installation time, or migrate it using LVM.Rule Low Severity -
Ensure /usr Located On Separate Partition
It is recommended that the/usr
directory resides on a separate partition.Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure /var Located On Separate Partition
The <code>/var</code> directory is used by daemons and other system services to store frequently-changing data. Ensure that <code>/var</code> has its own partition or logical volume at installation...Rule Low Severity -
Ensure /var/log Located On Separate Partition
System logs are stored in the/var/log
directory. Ensure that/var/log
has its own partition or logical volume at installation time, or migrate it using LVM.Rule Low Severity -
Ensure /var/log/audit Located On Separate Partition
Audit logs are stored in the <code>/var/log/audit</code> directory. Ensure that <code>/var/log/audit</code> has its own partition or logical volume at installation time, or migrate it using LVM. M...Rule Low Severity -
Ensure /var/tmp Located On Separate Partition
The/var/tmp
directory is a world-writable directory used for temporary file storage. Ensure it has its own partition or logical volume at installation time, or migrate it using LVM.Rule Medium Severity -
Configure GNOME3 DConf User Profile
By default, DConf provides a standard user profile. This profile contains a list of DConf configuration databases. The user profile and database always take the highest priority. As such the DConf ...Rule High Severity -
Configure GNOME Login Screen
In the default GNOME desktop, the login is displayed after system boot and can display user accounts, allow users to reboot the system, and allow users to login automatically and/or with a guest ac...Group -
Disable the GNOME3 Login User List
In the default graphical environment, users logging directly into the system are greeted with a login screen that displays all known users. This functionality should be disabled by setting <code>di...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable the GNOME3 Login Smartcard Authentication
In the default graphical environment, smart card authentication can be enabled on the login screen by setting <code>enable-smartcard-authentication</code> to <code>true</code>. <br> <br> T...Rule Medium Severity
Node 2
The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.
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