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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Configure AIDE to Verify Extended Attributes

    By default, the <code>xattrs</code> option is added to the <code>FIPSR</code> ruleset in AIDE. If using a custom ruleset or the <code>xattrs</code>...
    Rule Low Severity
  • The age of McAfee defintion file before requiring updating

    Specify the amount of time (in seconds) before McAfee definition files need to be updated.
    Value
  • Enable nails Service

    The <code>nails</code> service is used to run McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Linux and McAfee Host-based Security System (HBSS) services. The <co...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)

    The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) is a computer security standard which is developed by the U.S. Government and industry working g...
    Group
  • Install the dracut-fips-aesni Package

    To enable FIPS on system that support the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) or New Instructions (AES-NI) engine, the system requires that the <cod...
    Rule Medium Severity

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