Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Ensure Home Directories are Created for New Users
All local interactive user accounts, upon creation, should be assigned a home directory. <br><br> Configure the operating system to assign home dir...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure the Logon Failure Delay is Set Correctly in login.defs
To ensure the logon failure delay controlled by <code>/etc/login.defs</code> is set properly, add or correct the <code>FAIL_DELAY</code> setting in...Rule Medium Severity -
Limit the Number of Concurrent Login Sessions Allowed Per User
Limiting the number of allowed users and sessions per user can limit risks related to Denial of Service attacks. This addresses concurrent sessions...Rule Low Severity -
Configure Polyinstantiation of /tmp Directories
To configure polyinstantiated /tmp directories, first create the parent directories which will hold the polyinstantiation child directories. Use th...Rule Low Severity -
Configure Polyinstantiation of /var/tmp Directories
To configure polyinstantiated /tmp directories, first create the parent directories which will hold the polyinstantiation child directories. Use th...Rule Low Severity -
User Initialization Files Must Be Group-Owned By The Primary Group
Change the group owner of interactive users files to the group found in <pre>/etc/passwd</pre> for the user. To change the group owner of a local i...Rule Medium Severity -
User Initialization Files Must Not Run World-Writable Programs
Set the mode on files being executed by the user initialization files with the following command:$ sudo chmod o-w FILE
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User Initialization Files Must Be Owned By the Primary User
Set the owner of the user initialization files for interactive users to the primary owner with the following command: <pre>$ sudo chown <i>USER</i>...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure All User Initialization Files Have Mode 0740 Or Less Permissive
Set the mode of the user initialization files to <code>0740</code> with the following command: <pre>$ sudo chmod 0740 /home/<i>USER</i>/.<i>INIT_FI...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure that Users Path Contains Only Local Directories
Ensure that all interactive user initialization files executable search path statements do not contain statements that will reference a working dir...Rule Medium Severity
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