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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 DCCP Support

    The Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) is a relatively new transport layer protocol, designed to support streaming media and telephony. T...
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  • Disable IEEE 1394 (FireWire) Support

    The IEEE 1394 (FireWire) is a serial bus standard for high-speed real-time communication. To configure the system to prevent the <code>firewire-co...
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  • Disable RDS Support

    The Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol is a transport layer protocol designed to provide reliable high-bandwidth, low-latency communications ...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • Disable SCTP Support

    The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) is a transport layer protocol, designed to support the idea of message-oriented communication, with...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Disable TIPC Support

    The Transparent Inter-Process Communication (TIPC) protocol is designed to provide communications between nodes in a cluster. To configure the sys...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • Ensure All World-Writable Directories Are Owned by root User

    All directories in local partitions which are world-writable should be owned by root. If any world-writable directories are not owned by root, this...
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  • Verify User Who Owns passwd File

    To properly set the owner of /etc/passwd, run the command: 
    $ sudo chown root /etc/passwd
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  • Wireless Networking

    Wireless networking, such as 802.11 (WiFi) and Bluetooth, can present a security risk to sensitive or classified systems and networks. Wireless net...
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  • Disable Wireless Through Software Configuration

    If it is impossible to remove the wireless hardware from the device in question, disable as much of it as possible through software. The following ...
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  • Disable Bluetooth Service

    The <code>bluetooth</code> service can be disabled with the following command: <pre>$ sudo systemctl mask --now bluetooth.service</pre> <pre>$ sud...
    Rule Medium Severity
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