Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Set type of computer node name logging in audit logs
To configure Audit daemon to use a unique identifier as computer node name in the audit events, set <code>name_format</code> to <code><xccdf-1.2:su...Rule Medium Severity -
Perform general configuration of Audit for OSPP
Configure some basic <code>Audit</code> parameters specific for OSPP profile. In particular, configure <code>Audit</code> to watch for direct modif...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure Log Files Are Owned By Appropriate Group
The group-owner of all log files written by <code>rsyslog</code> should be <code>root</code>. These log files are determined by the second part of ...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Firewalld to Restrict Loopback Traffic
Configure <code>firewalld</code> to restrict loopback traffic to the <code>lo</code> interface. The loopback traffic must be trusted by assigning ...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Firewalld to Trust Loopback Traffic
Assign loopback interface to the <code>firewalld</code> <code>trusted</code> zone in order to explicitly allow the loopback traffic in the system. ...Rule Medium Severity -
Dectivate firewalld Rules
Firewalls can be used to separate networks into different zones based on the level of trust the user has decided to place on the devices and traffi...Group -
Network Manager
The NetworkManager daemon configures a variety of network connections. This section discusses how to configure NetworkManager.Group -
NetoworkManager DNS Mode
This sets how NetworkManager handles DNS. none - NetworkManager will not modify resolv.conf. default - NetworkManager will update /etc/resolv.con...Value -
Verify that All World-Writable Directories Have Sticky Bits Set
When the so-called 'sticky bit' is set on a directory, only the owner of a given file may remove that file from the directory. Without the sticky b...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure All SGID Executables Are Authorized
The SGID (set group id) bit should be set only on files that were installed via authorized means. A straightforward means of identifying unauthoriz...Rule Medium Severity
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