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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 8

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • 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 fu...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Enable the GNOME3 Screen Locking On Smartcard Removal

    In the default graphical environment, screen locking on smartcard removal can be enabled by setting <code>removal-action</code> to <code>'lock-scre...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Set the GNOME3 Login Number of Failures

    In the default graphical environment, the GNOME3 login screen and be configured to restart the authentication process after a configured number of ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Disable GDM Automatic Login

    The GNOME Display Manager (GDM) can allow users to automatically login without user interaction or credentials. User should always be required to a...
    Rule High Severity
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  • Disable GDM Guest Login

    The GNOME Display Manager (GDM) can allow users to login without credentials which can be useful for public kiosk scenarios. Allowing users to logi...
    Rule High Severity
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  • fail_unlock_time

    Seconds before automatic unlocking or permanently locking after excessive failed logins
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  • tally2_unlock_time

    Seconds before automatic unlocking or permanently locking after excessive failed logins
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  • Disable XDMCP in GDM

    XDMCP is an unencrypted protocol, and therefore, presents a security risk, see e.g. <a href="https://help.gnome.org/admin/gdm/stable/security.html....
    Rule High Severity
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  • GNOME Media Settings

    GNOME media settings that apply to the graphical interface.
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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.

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