Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS 4
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Ensure All-Squashing Disabled On All Exports
The <code>all_squash</code> maps all uids and gids to an anonymous user. This should be disabled by removing any instances of the <code>all_squash<...Rule Low 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 -
Configure the Exports File Restrictively
Linux's NFS implementation uses the file <code>/etc/exports</code> to control what filesystems and directories may be accessed via NFS. (See the <c...Group -
Export Filesystems Read-Only if Possible
If a filesystem is being exported so that users can view the files in a convenient fashion, but there is no need for users to edit those files, exp...Group -
Use Access Lists to Enforce Authorization Restrictions
When configuring NFS exports, ensure that each export line in <code>/etc/exports</code> contains a list of hosts which are allowed to access that e...Group -
Network Time Protocol
The Network Time Protocol is used to manage the system clock over a network. Computer clocks are not very accurate, so time will drift unpredictabl...Group -
Vendor Approved Time pools
The list of vendor-approved pool serversValue -
Vendor Approved Time Servers
The list of vendor-approved time serversValue -
Maximum NTP or Chrony Poll
The maximum NTP or Chrony poll interval number in seconds specified as a power of two.Value -
Install the ntp service
The ntpd service should be installed.Rule High Severity -
The Chronyd service is enabled
chrony is a daemon which implements the Network Time Protocol (NTP) is designed to synchronize system clocks across a variety of systems and use a ...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable the NTP Daemon
As a user with administrator privileges, log into a node in the relevant pool: <pre> $ oc debug node/$NODE_NAME </pre> At the <pre>sh-4.4#</pre> p...Rule Medium Severity -
Telnet
The telnet protocol does not provide confidentiality or integrity for information transmitted on the network. This includes authentication informat...Group -
TFTP Server
TFTP is a lightweight version of the FTP protocol which has traditionally been used to configure networking equipment. However, TFTP provides littl...Group -
TFTP server secure directory
Specify the directory which is used by TFTP server as a root directory when running in secure mode.Value -
Enable the NTP Daemon
The <code>ntpd</code> service can be enabled with the following manifest: <pre> --- apiVersion: machineconfiguration.openshift.io/v1 kind: Machine...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable chrony daemon from acting as server
The <code>port</code> option in <code>/etc/chrony.conf</code> can be set to <code>0</code> to make chrony daemon to never open any listening port f...Rule Low Severity -
Disable network management of chrony daemon
The <code>cmdport</code> option in <code>/etc/chrony.conf</code> can be set to <code>0</code> to stop chrony daemon from listening on the UDP port ...Rule Low Severity -
Configure Time Service Maxpoll Interval
The <code>maxpoll</code> should be configured to <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_time_service_set_maxpoll" use="legacy...Rule Medium Severity -
Specify Additional Remote NTP Servers
Depending on specific functional requirements of a concrete production environment, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS 4 system can be configured ...Rule Medium Severity -
Specify a Remote NTP Server
Depending on specific functional requirements of a concrete production environment, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS 4 system can be configured ...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure Chrony is only configured with the server directive
Check that Chrony only has time sources configured with theserverdirective.Rule Medium Severity -
A remote time server for Chrony is configured
<code>Chrony</code> is a daemon which implements the Network Time Protocol (NTP). It is designed to synchronize system clocks across a variety of s...Rule Medium Severity -
Specify Additional Remote NTP Servers
Additional NTP servers can be specified for time synchronization in the file <code>/etc/ntp.conf</code>. To do so, add additional lines of the fol...Rule Unknown Severity -
Specify a Remote NTP Server
To specify a remote NTP server for time synchronization, edit the file <code>/etc/ntp.conf</code>. Add or correct the following lines, substituting...Rule Medium Severity -
Obsolete Services
This section discusses a number of network-visible services which have historically caused problems for system security, and for which disabling or...Group -
Chat/Messaging Services
The talk software makes it possible for users to send and receive messages across systems through a terminal session.Group -
Print Support
The Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) service provides both local and network printing support. A system running the CUPS service can accept print...Group -
Configure the CUPS Service if Necessary
CUPS provides the ability to easily share local printers with other systems over the network. It does this by allowing systems to share lists of av...Group -
Proxy Server
A proxy server is a very desirable target for a potential adversary because much (or all) sensitive data for a given infrastructure may flow throug...Group -
Disable Squid if Possible
If Squid was installed and activated, but the system does not need to act as a proxy server, then it should be disabled and removed.Group -
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) is a networking protocol, operating on port 1812 that provides centralized Authentication, Auth...Group -
Hardware RNG Entropy Gatherer Daemon
The rngd feeds random data from hardware device to kernel random device.Group -
Enable the Hardware RNG Entropy Gatherer Service
The Hardware RNG Entropy Gatherer service should be enabled. The <code>rngd</code> service can be enabled with the following manifest: <pre> --- a...Rule Low Severity -
Network Routing
A router is a very desirable target for a potential adversary because they fulfill a variety of infrastructure networking roles such as access to ...Group -
Disable Quagga if Possible
If Quagga was installed and activated, but the system does not need to act as a router, then it should be disabled and removed.Group -
Samba(SMB) Microsoft Windows File Sharing Server
When properly configured, the Samba service allows Linux systems to provide file and print sharing to Microsoft Windows systems. There are two soft...Group -
Configure Samba if Necessary
All settings for the Samba daemon can be found in <code>/etc/samba/smb.conf</code>. Settings are divided between a <code>[global]</code> configurat...Group -
SSH Server Listening Port
Specify port the SSH server is listening.Value -
SSH Max authentication attempts
Specify the maximum number of authentication attempts per connection.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 -
Restrict Printer Sharing
By default, Samba utilizes the CUPS printing service to enable printer sharing with Microsoft Windows workstations. If there are no printers on the...Group -
Restrict SMB File Sharing to Configured Networks
Only users with local user accounts will be able to log in to Samba shares by default. Shares can be limited to particular users or network address...Group -
Disable Samba if Possible
Even after the Samba server package has been installed, it will remain disabled. Do not enable this service unless it is absolutely necessary to pr...Group -
SNMP Server
The Simple Network Management Protocol allows administrators to monitor the state of network devices, including computers. Older versions of SNMP w...Group -
Disable SNMP Server if Possible
The system includes an SNMP daemon that allows for its remote monitoring, though it not installed by default. If it was installed and activated but...Group -
Configure SNMP Server if Necessary
If it is necessary to run the snmpd agent on the system, some best practices should be followed to minimize the security risk from the installation...Group -
SNMP read-only community string
Specify the SNMP community string used for read-only access.Value -
SNMP read-write community string
Specify the SNMP community string used for read-write access.Value -
SSH Server
The SSH protocol is recommended for remote login and remote file transfer. SSH provides confidentiality and integrity for data exchanged between tw...Group
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