Skip to content
Log In

Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 8

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • LDAP

    LDAP is a popular directory service, that is, a standardized way of looking up information from a central database. Oracle Linux 8 includes software that enables a system to act as both an LDAP cli...
    Group
    Show

  • Configure OpenLDAP Clients

    This section provides information on which security settings are important to configure in OpenLDAP clients by manually editing the appropriate configuration files. Oracle Linux 8 provides an auto...
    Group
    Show

  • Enable the LDAP Client For Use in Authconfig

    To determine if LDAP is being used for authentication, use the following command: <pre>$ sudo grep -i useldapauth /etc/sysconfig/authconfig</pre> <br> <br> If <code>USELDAPAUTH=yes<...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • The mailx Package Is Installed

    A mail server is required for sending emails. The mailx package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum install mailx
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • The Postfix package is installed

    A mail server is required for sending emails. The postfix package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum install postfix
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • Uninstall Sendmail Package

    Sendmail is not the default mail transfer agent and is not installed by default. The <code>sendmail</code> package can be removed with the following command: <pre> $ sudo yum erase sendmail</pre> ...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • Enable Postfix Service

    The Postfix mail transfer agent is used for local mail delivery within the system. The default configuration only listens for connections to the default SMTP port (port 25) on the loopback interfac...
    Rule Unknown Severity
    Show

  • Configure SMTP For Mail Clients

    This section discusses settings for Postfix in a submission-only e-mail configuration.
    Group
    Show

  • Postfix Network Interfaces

    The setting for inet_interfaces in /etc/postfix/main.cf
    Value
    Show

  • Postfix relayhost

    Specify the host all outbound email should be routed into.
    Value
    Show

Node 2

siemur/test-space

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.

Capacity
Modules