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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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  • Disable IPv6 Addressing on IPv6 Interfaces by Default

    To disable support for (<code>ipv6</code>) addressing on interfaces by default add the following line to <code>/etc/sysctl.d/ipv6.conf</code> (or a...
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  • Configure IPv6 Settings if Necessary

    A major feature of IPv6 is the extent to which systems implementing it can automatically configure their networking devices using information from ...
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  • IPV6_AUTOCONF

    Toggle global IPv6 auto-configuration (only, if global forwarding is disabled)
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra_defrtr

    Accept default router in router advertisements?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra_pinfo

    Accept prefix information in router advertisements?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra_rtr_pref

    Accept router preference in router advertisements?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra

    Accept all router advertisements?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects

    Toggle ICMP Redirect Acceptance
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route

    Trackers could be using source-routed packets to generate traffic that seems to be intra-net, but actually was created outside and has been redirec...
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.autoconf

    Enable auto configuration on IPv6 interfaces
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding

    Toggle IPv6 Forwarding
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.max_addresses

    Maximum number of autoconfigured IPv6 addresses
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.router_solicitations

    Accept all router solicitations?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra_defrtr

    Accept default router in router advertisements?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra_pinfo

    Accept prefix information in router advertisements?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra_rtr_pref

    Accept router preference in router advertisements?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra

    Accept default router advertisements by default?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects

    Toggle ICMP Redirect Acceptance By Default
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route

    Trackers could be using source-routed packets to generate traffic that seems to be intra-net, but actually was created outside and has been redirec...
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.autoconf

    Enable auto configuration on IPv6 interfaces
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.forwarding

    Toggle IPv6 default Forwarding
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.max_addresses

    Maximum number of autoconfigured IPv6 addresses
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.router_solicitations

    Accept all router solicitations by default?
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  • Configure Accepting Router Advertisements on All IPv6 Interfaces

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net.ip...
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  • Configure Accepting Default Router in Router Advertisements on All IPv6 Interfaces

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra_defrtr</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w...
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  • Configure Accepting Prefix Information in Router Advertisements on All IPv6 Interfaces

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra_pinfo</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w ...
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  • Configure Accepting Router Preference in Router Advertisements on All IPv6 Interfaces

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra_rtr_pref</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl ...
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  • Disable Accepting ICMP Redirects for All IPv6 Interfaces

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w...
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  • Disable Kernel Parameter for Accepting Source-Routed Packets on all IPv6 Interfaces

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl...
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  • Configure Auto Configuration on All IPv6 Interfaces

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.all.autoconf</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv...
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  • Disable Kernel Parameter for IPv6 Forwarding

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net.i...
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  • Configure Maximum Number of Autoconfigured Addresses on All IPv6 Interfaces

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.all.max_addresses</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w ne...
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  • Configure Denying Router Solicitations on All IPv6 Interfaces

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.all.router_solicitations</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysct...
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  • Disable Accepting Router Advertisements on all IPv6 Interfaces by Default

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w ne...
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  • dbadm_manage_user_files SELinux Boolean

    default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
    on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
    off - SELinux boolean is disabled.
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  • Configure Accepting Default Router in Router Advertisements on All IPv6 Interfaces By Default

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra_defrtr</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysct...
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  • Configure Accepting Prefix Information in Router Advertisements on All IPv6 Interfaces By Default

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra_pinfo</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl...
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  • Configure Accepting Router Preference in Router Advertisements on All IPv6 Interfaces By Default

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra_rtr_pref</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sys...
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  • Disable Kernel Parameter for Accepting ICMP Redirects by Default on IPv6 Interfaces

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysct...
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  • Disable Kernel Parameter for Accepting Source-Routed Packets on IPv6 Interfaces by Default

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sy...
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  • Configure Auto Configuration on All IPv6 Interfaces By Default

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.default.autoconf</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net...
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  • Configure Maximum Number of Autoconfigured Addresses on All IPv6 Interfaces By Default

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.default.max_addresses</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -...
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  • Configure Denying Router Solicitations on All IPv6 Interfaces By Default

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.default.router_solicitations</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo s...
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  • 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...
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  • net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts

    Ignore all ICMP ECHO and TIMESTAMP requests sent to it via broadcast/multicast
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  • net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses

    Enable to prevent unnecessary logging
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  • net.ipv4.tcp_invalid_ratelimit

    Configure the maximal rate for sending duplicate acknowledgments in response to incoming invalid TCP packets.
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  • net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337

    Enable to enable TCP behavior conformant with RFC 1337
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  • Limit Network-Transmitted Configuration if Using Static IPv6 Addresses

    To limit the configuration information requested from other systems and accepted from the network on a system that uses statically-configured IPv6 ...
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  • Kernel Parameters Which Affect Networking

    The <code>sysctl</code> utility is used to set parameters which affect the operation of the Linux kernel. Kernel parameters which affect networking...
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