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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • 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
  • Uninstall net-snmp Package

    The <code>net-snmp</code> package provides the snmpd service. The <code>net-snmp</code> package can be removed with the following command: <pre> $...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Disable snmpd Service

    The snmpd service can be disabled with the following command:
    $ sudo systemctl mask --now snmpd.service
    Rule Low Severity
  • 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

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