Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 9
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Uninstall xinetd Package
Thexinetd
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo yum erase xinetd
Rule Low Severity -
Disable xinetd Service
Thexinetd
service can be disabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl mask --now xinetd.service
Rule Medium Severity -
NIS
The Network Information Service (NIS), also known as 'Yellow Pages' (YP), and its successor NIS+ have been made obsolete by Kerberos, LDAP, and oth...Group -
Rlogin, Rsh, and Rexec
The Berkeley r-commands are legacy services which allow cleartext remote access and have an insecure trust model.Group -
Uninstall rsh-server Package
Thersh-server
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo yum erase rsh-server
Rule High Severity -
Uninstall rsh Package
Thersh
package contains the client commands for the rsh servicesRule Unknown Severity -
Disable rlogin Service
The <code>rlogin</code> service, which is available with the <code>rsh-server</code> package and runs as a service through xinetd or separately as ...Rule High Severity -
Uninstall tftp-server Package
Thetftp-server
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo yum erase tftp-server
Rule High Severity -
Remove Host-Based Authentication Files
The <code>shosts.equiv</code> file lists remote hosts and users that are trusted by the local system. To remove these files, run the following comm...Rule High Severity -
Remove Rsh Trust Files
The files <code>/etc/hosts.equiv</code> and <code>~/.rhosts</code> (in each user's home directory) list remote hosts and users that are trusted by ...Rule High 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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