Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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Ensure LDAP client is not installed
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a service that provides a method for looking up information from a central database. The <code>...Rule Low Severity -
Enable the LDAP Client For Use in Authconfig
To determine if LDAP is being used for authentication, use the following command: <pre>$ sudo grep -i useldapauth /etc/sysconfig/authconfig</pre> <...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure LDAP Client to Use TLS For All Transactions
This check verifies cryptography has been implemented to protect the integrity of remote LDAP authentication sessions. <br><br> To determine if LDA...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Certificate Directives for LDAP Use of TLS
Ensure a copy of a trusted CA certificate has been placed in the file <code>/etc/pki/tls/CA/cacert.pem</code>. Configure LDAP to enforce TLS use an...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure OpenLDAP Server
This section details some security-relevant settings for an OpenLDAP server.Group -
Uninstall openldap-servers Package
The openldap-servers package is not installed by default on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 system. It is needed only by the OpenLDAP server, not by t...Rule Low Severity -
Disable LDAP Server (slapd)
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a service that provides a method for looking up information from a central database.Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Secure RPC Client Service (rpcgssd)
The rpcgssd service manages RPCSEC GSS contexts required to secure protocols that use RPC (most often Kerberos and NFS). The rpcgssd service is the...Rule Unknown Severity -
Enact SMTP Recipient Restrictions
To configure Postfix to restrict addresses to which it will send mail, see: <a href="http://www.postfix.org/SMTPD_ACCESS_README.html#danger">h...Group -
Install and Protect LDAP Certificate Files
Create the PKI directory for LDAP certificates if it does not already exist: <pre>$ sudo mkdir /etc/pki/tls/ldap $ sudo chown root:root /etc/pki/tl...Group
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