Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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net.ipv4.conf.default.arp_filter
Controls whether the ARP filter is enabled or not. 1 - Allows you to have multiple network interfaces on the same subnet, and have the ARPs for ea...Value -
net.ipv4.conf.default.arp_ignore
Control the response modes for ARP queries that resolve local target IP addresses: 0 - (default): reply for any local target IP address, configure...Value -
net.ipv4.conf.all.forwarding
Toggle IPv4 ForwardingValue -
net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians
Disable so you don't Log Spoofed Packets, Source Routed Packets, Redirect PacketsValue -
net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter
Enable to enforce sanity checking, also called ingress filtering or egress filtering. The point is to drop a packet if the source and destination I...Value -
net.ipv4.conf.all.shared_media
Controls whether the system can send (router) or accept (host) RFC1620 shared media redirects. <code>shared_media</code> for the interface will be ...Value -
net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects
Disable ICMP Redirect Acceptance?Value -
net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route
Disable IP source routing?Value -
net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians
Disable so you don't Log Spoofed Packets, Source Routed Packets, Redirect PacketsValue -
net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter
Enables source route verificationValue -
net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects
Enable to prevent hijacking of routing path by only allowing redirects from gateways known in routing table. Disable to refuse acceptance of secure...Value -
net.ipv4.conf.default.shared_media
Controls whether the system can send(router) or accept(host) RFC1620 shared media redirects. <code>shared_media</code> for the interface will be en...Value -
net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts
Ignore all ICMP ECHO and TIMESTAMP requests sent to it via broadcast/multicastValue -
net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses
Enable to prevent unnecessary loggingValue -
net.ipv4.tcp_invalid_ratelimit
Configure the maximal rate for sending duplicate acknowledgments in response to incoming invalid TCP packets.Value -
net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337
Enable to enable TCP behavior conformant with RFC 1337Value -
net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies
Enable to turn on TCP SYN Cookie ProtectionValue -
Disable Accepting Packets Routed Between Local Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_local</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Accepting ICMP Redirects for All IPv4 Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Kernel Parameter for Accepting Source-Routed Packets on all IPv4 Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl...Rule Medium Severity
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