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 logging is configured
The <code>/etc/rsyslog.conf</code> and <code>/etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf</code> files specifies rules for logging and which files are to be used to log c...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure remote access methods are monitored in Rsyslog
Logging of remote access methods must be implemented to help identify cyber attacks and ensure ongoing compliance with remote access policies are b...Rule Medium Severity -
systemd-journald
systemd-journald is a system service that collects and stores logging data. It creates and maintains structured, indexed journals based on logging ...Group -
Install systemd-journal-remote Package
Journald (via systemd-journal-remote ) supports the ability to send log events it gathers to a remote log host or to receive messages from remote h...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable systemd-journald Service
The <code>systemd-journald</code> service is an essential component of systemd. The <code>systemd-journald</code> service can be enabled with the ...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure journald is configured to compress large log files
The journald system can compress large log files to avoid fill the system disk.Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure journald is configured to send logs to rsyslog
Data from journald may be stored in volatile memory or persisted locally. Utilities exist to accept remote export of journald logs.Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure journald is configured to write log files to persistent disk
The journald system may store log files in volatile memory or locally on disk. If the logs are only stored in volatile memory they will we lost upo...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable systemd-journal-remote Socket
Journald supports the ability to receive messages from remote hosts, thus acting as a log server. Clients should not receive data from other hosts....Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure All Logs are Rotated by logrotate
Edit the file <code>/etc/logrotate.d/syslog</code>. Find the first line, which should look like this (wrapped for clarity): <pre>/var/log/message...Group
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