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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Alibaba Cloud Linux 3

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  • 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. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. A...
    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. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. A...
    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. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. A...
    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 modify the following line, substituting <i>NUMLOGS</i>...
    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.conf</code>. Modify the following line, substitut...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable auditd Service

    The <code>auditd</code> service is an essential userspace component of the Linux Auditing System, as it is responsible for writing audit records to disk. The <code>auditd</code> service can be ena...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable Auditing for Processes Which Start Prior to the Audit Daemon

    To ensure all processes can be audited, even those which start prior to the audit daemon, add the argument <code>audit=1</code> to the default GRUB 2 command line for the Linux operating system. Co...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Extend Audit Backlog Limit for the Audit Daemon

    To improve the kernel capacity to queue all log events, even those which occurred prior to the audit daemon, add the argument <code>audit_backlog_limit=8192</code> to the default GRUB 2 command lin...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Configure auditd Rules for Comprehensive Auditing

    The <code>auditd</code> program can perform comprehensive monitoring of system activity. This section describes recommended configuration settings for comprehensive auditing, but a full description...
    Group
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on Exporting to Media (successful)

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect media exportation events for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read aud...
    Rule Medium Severity

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