Guide to the Secure Configuration of openSUSE
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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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 -
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.en_GB#xdmcpsecurity">XDMCP Gnome docs</a>. To dis...Rule High Severity -
Sudo - logfile value
Specify the sudo logfile to use. The default value used here matches the example location from CIS, which uses /var/log/sudo.log.Value -
Ensure Privileged Escalated Commands Cannot Execute Other Commands - sudo NOEXEC
The sudo <code>NOEXEC</code> tag, when specified, prevents user executed commands from executing other commands, like a shell for example. This should be enabled by making sure that the <code>NOEXE...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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