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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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  • System Settings

    Contains rules that check correct system settings.
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  • Installing and Maintaining Software

    The following sections contain information on security-relevant choices during the initial operating system installation process and the setup of s...
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  • Prefer to use a 64-bit Operating System when supported

    Prefer installation of 64-bit operating systems when the CPU supports it.
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • System and Software Integrity

    System and software integrity can be gained by installing antivirus, increasing system encryption strength with FIPS, verifying installed software,...
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  • Package "prelink" Must not be Installed

    The prelink package can be removed with the following command: 
     $ sudo yum erase prelink
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Disable Prelinking

    The prelinking feature changes binaries in an attempt to decrease their startup time. In order to disable it, change or add the following line insi...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter

    Enables source route verification
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra_pinfo

    Accept prefix information in router advertisements?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra_rtr_pref

    Accept router preference in router advertisements?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra

    Accept all router advertisements?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects

    Toggle ICMP Redirect Acceptance
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  • Install AIDE

    The aide package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum install aide
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Software Integrity Checking

    Both the AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment) software and the RPM package management system provide mechanisms for verifying the integr...
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  • Integrity Scan Notification Email Address

    Specify the email address for designated personnel if baseline configurations are changed in an unauthorized manner.
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  • Verify Integrity with RPM

    The RPM package management system includes the ability to verify the integrity of installed packages by comparing the installed files with informat...
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  • Verify and Correct Ownership with RPM

    The RPM package management system can check file ownership permissions of installed software packages, including many that are important to system ...
    Rule High Severity
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  • Verify and Correct File Permissions with RPM

    The RPM package management system can check file access permissions of installed software packages, including many that are important to system sec...
    Rule High Severity
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  • Verify Integrity with AIDE

    AIDE conducts integrity checks by comparing information about files with previously-gathered information. Ideally, the AIDE database is created imm...
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  • Install Intrusion Detection Software

    The base Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 platform already includes a sophisticated auditing system that can detect intruder activity, as well as SELinux...
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  • McAfee Endpoint Security Software

    In DoD environments, McAfee Host-based Security System (HBSS) and VirusScan Enterprise for Linux (VSEL) is required to be installed on all systems.
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