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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Accept all router solicitations by default?
    Value
  • 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • 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...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • 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 ...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • 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 ...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • 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...
    Rule Unknown Severity

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