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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 9

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SSH Approved MACs by FIPS

    Specify the FIPS approved MACs (message authentication code) algorithms that are used for data integrity protection by the SSH server.
    Value
  • SSH is required to be installed

    Specify if the Policy requires SSH to be installed. Used by SSH Rules to determine if SSH should be uninstalled or configured.<br> A value of 0 mea...
    Value
  • SSH Strong KEX by FIPS

    Specify the FIPS approved KEXs (Key Exchange Algorithms) algorithms that are used for methods in cryptography by which cryptographic keys are exch...
    Value
  • SSH Max Sessions Count

    Specify the maximum number of open sessions permitted.
    Value
  • SSH Max Keep Alive Count

    Specify the maximum number of idle message counts before session is terminated.
    Value
  • Install OpenSSH client software

    The openssh-clients package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum install openssh-clients
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Install the OpenSSH Server Package

    The <code>openssh-server</code> package should be installed. The <code>openssh-server</code> package can be installed with the following command: <...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Remove the OpenSSH Server Package

    The <code>openssh-server</code> package should be removed. The <code>openssh-server</code> package can be removed with the following command: <pre>...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable the OpenSSH Service

    The SSH server service, sshd, is commonly needed. The <code>sshd</code> service can be enabled with the following command: <pre>$ sudo systemctl e...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable SSH Server If Possible

    The SSH server service, sshd, is commonly needed. However, if it can be disabled, do so. This is unusual, as SSH is a common method for encrypted ...
    Rule High Severity

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