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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Configure A Valid Server Certificate

    Configure the web site to use a valid organizationally defined certificate. For DoD, this is a DoD server certificate issued by the DoD CA.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Install mod_ssl

    Install the <code>mod_ssl</code> module: The <code>mod_ssl</code> package can be installed with the following command: <pre> $ sudo yum install mod...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Require Client Certificates

    <code>SSLVerifyClient</code> should be set and configured to <code>require</code> by setting the following in <code>/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf</cod...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Restrict Web Server Information Leakage

    The <code>ServerTokens</code> and <code>ServerSignature</code> directives determine how much information the web server discloses about the configu...
    Group
  • Disable Cyrus IMAP

    If the system does not need to operate as an IMAP or POP3 server, the Cyrus IMAP software should be removed.
    Group
  • Configure System to Forward All Mail For The Root Account

    Make sure that mails delivered to root user are forwarded to a monitored email address. Make sure that the address <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org....
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure HTTPD-Served Web Content Securely

    Running <code>httpd</code> inside a <code>chroot</code> jail is designed to isolate the web server process to a small section of the filesystem, li...
    Group
  • Web Login Banner Verbiage

    Enter an appropriate login banner for your organization. Please note that new lines must be expressed by the '\n' character and special characters ...
    Value
  • Configure A Banner Page For Each Website

    Configure a login banner for each website when authentication is required for user access.
    Rule Low Severity
  • Each Web Content Directory Must Contain An index.html File

    Every <code>DocumentRoot</code> that is configured should have an <code>index.html</code> file that exists. Add an <code>index.html</code> file to ...
    Rule Low Severity

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