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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Set number of records to cause an explicit flush to audit logs

    To configure Audit daemon to issue an explicit flush to disk command after writing <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_aud...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • deny_execmem SELinux Boolean

    default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
    on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
    off - SELinux boolean is disabled.
    Value
  • Appropriate Action Must be Setup When the Internal Audit Event Queue is Full

    The audit system should have an action setup in the event the internal event queue becomes full. To setup an overflow action edit <code>/etc/audit/...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Write Audit Logs to the Disk

    To configure Audit daemon to write Audit logs to the disk, set <code>write_logs</code> to <code>yes</code> in <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • System Accounting with auditd

    The <code>auditd</code> program can perform comprehensive monitoring of system activity. This section makes use of recommended configuration settin...
    Group
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file accesses

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to access a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file accesses

    Ensure that successful attempts to access a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file acce...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure basic parameters of Audit system

    Perform basic configuration of Audit system. Make sure that any previously defined rules are cleared, the auditing system is configured to handle s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file creations

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to create a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify /boot/grub2/user.cfg Group Ownership

    The file <code>/boot/grub2/user.cfg</code> should be group-owned by the <code>root</code> group to prevent reading or modification of the file. To...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file creations

    Ensure that successful attempts to create a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file crea...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file deletions

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to delete a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file deletions

    Ensure that successful attempts to delete a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file dele...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure immutable Audit login UIDs

    Configure kernel to prevent modification of login UIDs once they are set. Changing login UIDs while this configuration is enforced requires special...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file modifications

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to modify a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file modifications

    Ensure that successful attempts to modify a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file modi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of loading and unloading of kernel modules

    Ensure that loading and unloading of kernel modules is audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## These rules watch ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful ownership changes

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to change an ownership of files or directories are audited. The following rules configure audit as described abo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful ownership changes

    Ensure that successful attempts to change an ownership of files or directories are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful permission changes

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to change file or directory permissions are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pr...
    Rule Medium Severity

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