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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) - LDAP

    The System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) is a system daemon that provides access to different identity and authentication providers such as Red H...
    Group
  • SSSD LDAP Backend Client CA Certificate Location

    Path of a directory that contains Certificate Authority certificates.
    Value
  • Configure SSSD LDAP Backend Client CA Certificate

    Configure SSSD to implement cryptography to protect the integrity of LDAP remote access sessions. By setting the <pre>ldap_tls_cacert</pre> option ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure SSSD LDAP Backend Client CA Certificate Location

    Configure SSSD to implement cryptography to protect the integrity of LDAP remote access sessions. By setting the <pre>ldap_tls_cacertdir</pre> opti...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure SSSD LDAP Backend Client to Demand a Valid Certificate from the Server

    Configure SSSD to demand a valid certificate from the server to protect the integrity of LDAP remote access sessions by setting the <pre>ldap_tls_r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure SSSD LDAP Backend to Use TLS For All Transactions

    The LDAP client should be configured to implement TLS for the integrity of all remote LDAP authentication sessions. If the <code>id_provider</code>...
    Rule High Severity
  • USBGuard daemon

    The USBGuard daemon enforces the USB device authorization policy for all USB devices.
    Group
  • Install usbguard Package

    The usbguard package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum install usbguard
    Rule Medium Severity
  • X Window System

    The X Window System implementation included with the system is called X.org.
    Group
  • Disable X Windows

    Unless there is a mission-critical reason for the system to run a graphical user interface, ensure X is not set to start automatically at boot and ...
    Group

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