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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Virtualization 4

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • 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 1337
    Value
  • net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies

    Enable to turn on TCP SYN Cookie Protection
    Value
  • 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 Acceptance
    Value
  • 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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