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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Ensure gnutls-utils is installed

    The gnutls-utils package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf install gnutls-utils
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure nss-tools is installed

    The nss-tools package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf install nss-tools
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Install openscap-scanner Package

    The openscap-scanner package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf install openscap-scanner
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Install rear Package

    The rear package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf install rear
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Install rng-tools Package

    The rng-tools package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf install rng-tools
    Rule Low Severity
  • Configure dnf-automatic to Install Only Security Updates

    To configure <code>dnf-automatic</code> to install only security updates automatically, set <code>upgrade_type</code> to <code>security</code> unde...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Install scap-security-guide Package

    The scap-security-guide package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf install scap-security-guide
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Install subscription-manager Package

    The subscription-manager package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf install subscription-manager
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Uninstall geolite2-city Package

    The geolite2-city package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf erase geolite2-city
    Rule Low Severity
  • Uninstall geolite2-country Package

    The geolite2-country package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf erase geolite2-country
    Rule Low Severity

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