Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Virtualization 4
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Specify Additional Remote NTP Servers
Additional NTP servers can be specified for time synchronization in the file <code>/etc/ntp.conf</code>. To do so, add additional lines of the fol...Rule Unknown Severity -
Specify a Remote NTP Server
To specify a remote NTP server for time synchronization, edit the file <code>/etc/ntp.conf</code>. Add or correct the following lines, substituting...Rule Medium Severity -
Obsolete Services
This section discusses a number of network-visible services which have historically caused problems for system security, and for which disabling or...Group -
Ensure rsyncd service is disabled
Thersyncd
service can be disabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl mask --now rsyncd.service
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Remove NIS Client
The Network Information Service (NIS), formerly known as Yellow Pages, is a client-server directory service protocol used to distribute system conf...Rule Unknown Severity -
Uninstall ypserv Package
Theypserv
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo yum erase ypserv
Rule High Severity -
Disable ypbind Service
The <code>ypbind</code> service, which allows the system to act as a client in a NIS or NIS+ domain, should be disabled. The <code>ypbind</code> s...Rule Medium Severity -
Rlogin, Rsh, and Rexec
The Berkeley r-commands are legacy services which allow cleartext remote access and have an insecure trust model.Group -
Uninstall rsh-server Package
Thersh-server
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo yum erase rsh-server
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Uninstall rsh Package
Thersh
package contains the client commands for the rsh servicesRule Unknown Severity
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