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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Alibaba Cloud Linux 3

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The percentage remaining in disk space before prompting space_left_action

    The setting for space_left as a percentage in /etc/audit/auditd.conf
    Value
  • Configure auditd to use audispd's syslog plugin

    To configure the <code>auditd</code> service to use the <code>syslog</code> plug-in of the <code>audispd</code> audit event multiplexor, set the <c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd Disk Error Action on Disk Error

    The <code>auditd</code> service can be configured to take an action when there is a disk error. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd Disk Error Action on Disk Error

    The <code>auditd</code> service can be configured to take an action when there is a disk error. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd Disk Full Action when Disk Space Is Full

    The <code>auditd</code> service can be configured to take an action when disk space is running low but prior to running out of space completely. Ed...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd Disk Full Action when Disk Space Is Full

    The <code>auditd</code> service can be configured to take an action when disk space is running low but prior to running out of space completely. Ed...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd admin_space_left Action on Low Disk Space

    The <code>auditd</code> service can be configured to take an action when disk space is running low but prior to running out of space completely. Ed...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd max_log_file_action Upon Reaching Maximum Log Size

    The default action to take when the logs reach their maximum size is to rotate the log files, discarding the oldest one. To configure the action ta...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd Number of Logs Retained

    Determine how many log files <code>auditd</code> should retain when it rotates logs. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. Add or modi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd space_left Action on Low Disk Space

    The <code>auditd</code> service can be configured to take an action when disk space <i>starts</i> to run low. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set number of records to cause an explicit flush to audit logs

    To configure Audit daemon to issue an explicit flush to disk command after writing <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_aud...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Protect Random-Number Entropy Pool

    The I/O operations of the Linux kernel block layer due to their inherently unpredictable execution times have been traditionally considered as a re...
    Group
  • Include Local Events in Audit Logs

    To configure Audit daemon to include local events in Audit logs, set <code>local_events</code> to <code>yes</code> in <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf<...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Resolve information before writing to audit logs

    To configure Audit daemon to resolve all uid, gid, syscall, architecture, and socket address information before writing the events to disk, set <co...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Appropriate Action Must be Setup When the Internal Audit Event Queue is Full

    The audit system should have an action setup in the event the internal event queue becomes full. To setup an overflow action edit <code>/etc/audit/...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Write Audit Logs to the Disk

    To configure Audit daemon to write Audit logs to the disk, set <code>write_logs</code> to <code>yes</code> in <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • System Accounting with auditd

    The <code>auditd</code> program can perform comprehensive monitoring of system activity. This section makes use of recommended configuration settin...
    Group
  • AppArmor

    Many security vulnerabilities result from bugs in trusted programs. A trusted program runs with privileges that attackers want to possess. The prog...
    Group
  • AppArmor profiles mode

    enforce - Set all AppArmor profiles to enforce mode
    complain - Set all AppArmor profiles to complain mode
    Value
  • GRUB2 bootloader configuration

    During the boot process, the boot loader is responsible for starting the execution of the kernel and passing options to it. The boot loader allows ...
    Group

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