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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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  • Uninstall dnsmasq Package

    dnsmasq is a lightweight tool that provides DNS caching, DNS forwarding and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) services. <br> The <code>dns...
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  • Remove ftp Package

    FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a traditional and widely used standard tool for transferring files between a server and clients over a network, esp...
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  • Configure Firewalls to Protect the FTP Server

    By default, <code>firewalld</code> blocks access to the ports used by the web server. To configure <code>firewalld</code> to allow <code>ftp</co...
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  • Uninstall nginx Package

    The nginx package can be removed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum erase nginx
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  • Configure firewall to Allow Access to the Web Server

    By default, <code>firewalld</code> blocks access to the ports used by the web server. To configure <code>firewalld</code> to allow <code>http</co...
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  • Enable SSH Server firewalld Firewall Exception

    If the SSH server is in use, inbound connections to SSH's port should be allowed to permit remote access through SSH. In more restrictive firewalld...
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  • Use Only Strong MACs

    Limit the MACs to strong hash algorithms. The following line in <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code> demonstrates use of those MACs: <pre>MACs <xccdf-...
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