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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Hardware Tokens for Authentication

    The use of hardware tokens such as smart cards for system login provides stronger, two-factor authentication than using a username and password. I...
    Group
  • OpenSC Smart Card Drivers

    Choose the Smart Card Driver in use by your organization. <br>For DoD, choose the <code>cac</code> driver. <br>If your driver is not listed and you...
    Value
  • Install the opensc Package For Multifactor Authentication

    The opensc package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum install opensc
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Install the pcsc-lite package

    The pcsc-lite package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum install pcsc-lite
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Install Smart Card Packages For Multifactor Authentication

    Configure the operating system to implement multifactor authentication by installing the required package with the following command: The <code>op...
    Rule Medium Severity

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