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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SSSD memcache_timeout option

    Value of the memcache_timeout option in the [nss] section of SSSD config /etc/sssd/sssd.conf.
    Value
  • SSSD ssh_known_hosts_timeout option

    Value of the ssh_known_hosts_timeout option in the [ssh] section of SSSD configuration file /etc/sssd/sssd.conf.
    Value
  • Install sssd-ipa Package

    The sssd-ipa package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum install sssd-ipa
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Install the SSSD Package

    The <code>sssd</code> package should be installed. The <code>sssd</code> package can be installed with the following command: <pre> $ sudo yum inst...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable the SSSD Service

    The SSSD service should be enabled. The <code>sssd</code> service can be enabled with the following command: <pre>$ sudo systemctl enable sssd.ser...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure PAM in SSSD Services

    SSSD should be configured to run SSSD <code>pam</code> services. To configure SSSD to known SSH hosts, add <code>pam</code> to <code>services</code...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable Smartcards in SSSD

    SSSD should be configured to authenticate access to the system using smart cards. To enable smart cards in SSSD, set <code>pam_cert_auth</code> to ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure SSSD's Memory Cache to Expire

    SSSD's memory cache should be configured to set to expire records after <code><xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_sssd_mem...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure SSSD to Expire Offline Credentials

    SSSD should be configured to expire offline credentials after 1 day. To configure SSSD to expire offline credentials, set <code>offline_credential...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure SSSD to Expire SSH Known Hosts

    SSSD should be configured to expire keys from known SSH hosts after <code><xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_sssd_ssh_kno...
    Rule Medium Severity

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