Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Virtualization 4
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Disable IPv6 Addressing on All IPv6 Interfaces
To disable support for (<code>ipv6</code>) addressing on all interface add the following line to <code>/etc/sysctl.d/ipv6.conf</code> (or another f...Rule Medium Severity -
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...Rule Medium Severity -
net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses
Enable to prevent unnecessary loggingValue -
Use Privacy Extensions for Address
To introduce randomness into the automatic generation of IPv6 addresses, add or correct the following line in <code>/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/...Rule Unknown Severity -
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 -
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 -
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...Rule Medium Severity -
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...Rule Medium Severity -
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...Rule Medium Severity -
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...Rule Medium Severity -
net.ipv4.tcp_invalid_ratelimit
Configure the maximal rate for sending duplicate acknowledgments in response to incoming invalid TCP packets.Value -
net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337
Enable to enable TCP behavior conformant with RFC 1337Value -
net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies
Enable to turn on TCP SYN Cookie ProtectionValue -
container_connect_any SELinux Boolean
default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
off - SELinux boolean is disabled.Value -
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 ...Group -
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...Group -
Network Related Kernel Runtime Parameters for Hosts and Routers
Certain kernel parameters should be set for systems which are acting as either hosts or routers to improve the system's ability defend against cert...Group -
net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects
Disable ICMP Redirect AcceptanceValue -
net.ipv4.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...Value
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