Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

$ rpm -qVa

$ sudo yum install dracut-fips-aesni

$ sudo yum install dracut-fips

fips-mode-setup --enable

$ sudo yum install dracut-fips
dracut -f

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="crashkernel=auto rd.lvm.lv=VolGroup/LogVol06 rd.lvm.lv=VolGroup/lv_swap rhgb quiet rd.shell=0 fips=1"

grub2-mkconfig -o

• On BIOS-based machines, issue the following command as root:

  ~]# grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

• On UEFI-based machines, issue the following command as root:

  ~]# grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/redhat/grub.cfg

[org/gnome/login-screen]
disable-restart-buttons=true

/org/gnome/login-screen/disable-restart-buttons

[org/gnome/login-screen]
disable-user-list=true

/org/gnome/login-screen/disable-user-list

[org/gnome/login-screen]
enable-smartcard-authentication=true

/org/gnome/login-screen/enable-smartcard-authentication

[org/gnome/login-screen]
allowed-failures=3

/org/gnome/login-screen/allowed-failures

[daemon]
AutomaticLoginEnable=false

[daemon]
TimedLoginEnable=false

[xdmcp]
Enable=false

[org/gnome/desktop/media-handling]
automount=false

/org/gnome/desktop/media-handling/automount

[org/gnome/desktop/media-handling]
automount-open=false

/org/gnome/desktop/media-handling/automount-open

[org/gnome/desktop/media-handling]
autorun-never=true

/org/gnome/desktop/media-handling/autorun-never

[org/gnome/desktop/thumbnailers]
disable-all=true

/org/gnome/desktop/thumbnailers/disable-all

[org/gnome/nm-applet]
disable-wifi-create=true

/org/gnome/nm-applet/disable-wifi-create

[org/gnome/nm-applet]
suppress-wireless-networks-available=true

/org/gnome/nm-applet/suppress-wireless-networks-available

[org/gnome/Vino]
authentication-methods=['vnc']

/org/gnome/Vino/authentication-methods

[org/gnome/Vino]
require-encryption=true

/org/gnome/Vino/require-encryption

[org/gnome/desktop/screensaver]
idle-activation-enabled=true

/org/gnome/desktop/screensaver/idle-activation-enabled

/org/gnome/desktop/screensaver/idle-activation-enabled

/org/gnome/desktop/screensaver/idle-activation-enabled

[org/gnome/desktop/session]
idle-delay=uint32 900

[org/gnome/desktop/screensaver]
lock-delay=uint32 

[org/gnome/desktop/screensaver]
lock-enabled=true

/org/gnome/desktop/screensaver/lock-enabled

/org/gnome/desktop/screensaver/lock-enabled

/org/gnome/desktop/screensaver/lock-enabled

[org/gnome/desktop/screensaver]
picture-uri=string ''

/org/gnome/desktop/screensaver/picture-uri

[org/gnome/desktop/screensaver]
show-full-name-in-top-bar=false

/org/gnome/desktop/screensaver/show-full-name-in-top-bar

/org/gnome/desktop/screensaver/lock-delay

/org/gnome/desktop/session/idle-delay

[org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys]
logout=''

/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/logout

[org/gnome/system/location]
enabled=false

[org/gnome/clocks]
geolocation=false

/org/gnome/system/location/enabled
/org/gnome/clocks/geolocation

[org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/power]
active=false

/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/power

[org/gnome/desktop/lockdown]
user-administration-disabled=true

/org/gnome/desktop/lockdown/user-administration-disabled

[org/gnome/login-screen]
banner-message-enable=true

/org/gnome/login-screen/banner-message-enable

[org/gnome/login-screen]
banner-message-text='APPROVED_BANNER'

/org/gnome/login-screen/banner-message-text

password  pam_pwhistory.so use_authtok remember=

password  pam_pwhistory.so use_authtok remember=

password substack system-auth

password requisite pam_cracklib.so try_first_pass retry=3

password required pam_cracklib.so try_first_pass retry=3 maxrepeat=3 minlen=14 dcredit=-1 ucredit=-1 ocredit=-1 lcredit=-1 difok=4

password    requisite     pam_pwquality.so try_first_pass local_users_only retry=3 authtok_type=

difok = 4
minlen = 14
dcredit = -1
ucredit = -1
lcredit = -1
ocredit = -1
maxrepeat = 3

crypt_style = sha512

ENCRYPT_METHOD 

password    sufficient    pam_unix.so sha512 other arguments...

password    sufficient    pam_unix.so sha512 other arguments...

INACTIVE=

$ sudo chage -E YYYY-MM-DD ACCOUNT_NAME

$ sudo chage -E YYYY-MM-DD USER

$ sudo getent passwd | awk -F: '{ print $1}' | uniq -d

PASS_MAX_DAYS 

PASS_MIN_DAYS 

PASS_MIN_LEN 

$ sudo chage -M  USER

$ sudo chage -m 1 USER

$ sudo chage --warndays  USER

PASS_WARN_AGE 

$ sudo chage --inactive 30USER

password sufficient pam_unix.so ...existing_options... rounds=

password sufficient pam_unix.so ...existing_options... rounds=

$ sudo awk -F: '!$2 {print $1}' /etc/shadow

$ sudo passwd [username]

$ sudo passwd -l [username]

$ sudo echo > /etc/securetty

$ sudo usermod -L account

$ sudo usermod -s /sbin/nologin account

ttyS0
ttyS1

~/.profile

~/.bashrc

vc/1
vc/2
vc/3
vc/4

auth required pam_wheel.so use_uid

auth required pam_wheel.so use_uid group=

# ls -ld DIR

PATH=:/bin
PATH=/bin:
PATH=/bin::/sbin

umask 

umask 

UMASK 

umask 

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S chmod -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S chmod -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S chmod -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S chmod -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S chown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S chown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S chown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S chown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S fchmod -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S fchmod -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S fchmod -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S fchmod -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S fchmodat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S fchmodat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S fchmodat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S fchmodat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S fchown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S fchown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S fchown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S fchown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S fchownat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S fchownat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S fchownat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S fchownat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S fremovexattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S fremovexattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S fremovexattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S fremovexattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S fsetxattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S fsetxattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S fsetxattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S fsetxattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S lchown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S lchown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S lchown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S lchown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S lremovexattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S lremovexattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S lremovexattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S lremovexattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S lsetxattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S lsetxattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S lsetxattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S lsetxattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S removexattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S removexattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S removexattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S removexattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S setxattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S setxattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S setxattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S setxattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S umount -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S umount -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S umount2 -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S umount2 -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S umount2 -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S umount2 -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/chacl -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/chacl -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/chcon -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/chcon -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/restorecon -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/restorecon -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/semanage -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/semanage -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/setfiles -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/setfiles -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/setsebool -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/setsebool -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/seunshare -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/seunshare -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged

-a always,exit -F arch=ARCH -S rmdir,unlink,unlinkat,rename,renameat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=delete

-a always,exit -F arch=ARCH -S rmdir,unlink,unlinkat,rename -S renameat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=delete

-a always,exit -F arch=ARCH -S rename -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=delete

-a always,exit -F arch=ARCH -S rename -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=delete

-a always,exit -F arch=ARCH -S renameat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=delete

-a always,exit -F arch=ARCH -S renameat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=delete

-a always,exit -F arch=ARCH -S rmdir -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=delete

-a always,exit -F arch=ARCH -S rmdir -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=delete

-a always,exit -F arch=ARCH -S unlink -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=delete

-a always,exit -F arch=ARCH -S unlink -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=delete

-a always,exit -F arch=ARCH -S unlinkat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=delete

-a always,exit -F arch=ARCH -S unlinkat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=delete

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S chmod -F success=1 -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=successful-perm-change

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S chmod -F success=1 -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=successful-perm-change

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S chmod -F success=1 -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=successful-perm-change

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S chmod -F success=1 -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=successful-perm-change

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S chown -F success=1 -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=successful-perm-change

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S chown -F success=1 -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=successful-perm-change

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S chown -F success=1 -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=successful-perm-change

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S chown -F success=1 -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=successful-perm-change