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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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  • Disable the zoneminder_anon_write SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>zoneminder_anon_write</code> is disabled. If this setting is enabled, it should be disabled. To disable the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the zoneminder_run_sudo SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>zoneminder_run_sudo</code> is disabled. If this setting is enabled, it should be disabled. To disable the <c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Services

    The best protection against vulnerable software is running less software. This section describes how to review the software which Red Hat Enterpris...
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  • Apport Service

    The Apport service provides debugging and crash reporting features on Ubuntu distributions.
    Group
  • APT service configuration

    The apt service manage the package management and update of the whole system. Its configuration need to be properly defined to ensure efficient sec...
    Group
  • Avahi Server

    The Avahi daemon implements the DNS Service Discovery and Multicast DNS protocols, which provide service and host discovery on a network. It allows...
    Group
  • Configure Avahi if Necessary

    If your system requires the Avahi daemon, its configuration can be restricted to improve security. The Avahi daemon configuration file is <code>/et...
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  • Check Avahi Responses' TTL Field

    To make Avahi ignore packets unless the TTL field is 255, edit <code>/etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf</code> and ensure the following line appears in t...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable Avahi Publishing

    To prevent Avahi from publishing its records, edit <code>/etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf</code> and ensure the following line appears in the <code>[pu...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Serve Avahi Only via Required Protocol

    If you are using only IPv4, edit <code>/etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf</code> and ensure the following line exists in the <code>[server]</code> sectio...
    Rule Low Severity

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