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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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  • SSH session Idle time

    Specify duration of allowed idle time.
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  • Remove the FreeRadius Server Package

    The <code>freeradius</code> package should be removed if not in use. Is this system a RADIUS server? If not, remove the package. The <code>freeradi...
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  • Hardware RNG Entropy Gatherer Daemon

    The rngd feeds random data from hardware device to kernel random device.
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  • Enable the Hardware RNG Entropy Gatherer Service

    The Hardware RNG Entropy Gatherer service should be enabled. The <code>rngd</code> service can be enabled with the following command: <pre>$ sudo ...
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  • Network Routing

    A router is a very desirable target for a potential adversary because they fulfill a variety of infrastructure networking roles such as access to ...
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  • Disable Quagga if Possible

    If Quagga was installed and activated, but the system does not need to act as a router, then it should be disabled and removed.
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  • Uninstall quagga Package

    The quagga package can be removed with the following command: 
     $ sudo dnf erase quagga
    Rule Low Severity
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  • Samba(SMB) Microsoft Windows File Sharing Server

    When properly configured, the Samba service allows Linux systems to provide file and print sharing to Microsoft Windows systems. There are two soft...
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  • Configure Samba if Necessary

    All settings for the Samba daemon can be found in <code>/etc/samba/smb.conf</code>. Settings are divided between a <code>[global]</code> configurat...
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  • Install the Samba Common Package

    The <code>samba-common</code> package should be installed. The <code>samba-common</code> package can be installed with the following command: <pre>...
    Rule Medium Severity
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