Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Install the dracut-fips Package
To enable FIPS, the system requires that the <code>dracut-fips</code> package be installed. The <code>dracut-fips</code> package can be installed w...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure '/etc/system-fips' exists
On a system where FIPS mode is enabled, <code>/etc/system-fips</code> must exist. To enable FIPS mode, run the following command: <pre>fips-mode-se...Rule High Severity -
Enable FIPS Mode in GRUB2
To ensure FIPS mode is enabled, install package <code>dracut-fips</code>, and rebuild <code>initramfs</code> by running the following commands: <pr...Rule High Severity -
System Cryptographic Policies
Linux has the capability to centrally configure cryptographic polices. The command <code>update-crypto-policies</code> is used to set the policy ap...Group -
SSH client RekeyLimit - size
Specify the size component of the rekey limit. This limit signifies amount of data. After this amount of data is transferred through the connection...Value
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