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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Prevent non-Privileged Users from Modifying Network Interfaces using nmcli

    By default, non-privileged users are given permissions to modify networking interfaces and configurations using the <code>nmcli</code> command. Non...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure System is Not Acting as a Network Sniffer

    The system should not be acting as a network sniffer, which can capture all traffic on the network to which it is connected. Run the following to d...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • firewalld

    The dynamic firewall daemon <code>firewalld</code> provides a dynamically managed firewall with support for network “zones” to assign a level of tr...
    Group
  • Ensure network interfaces are assigned to appropriate zone

    Firewall zones define the trust level of network connections or interfaces. Note: Changing firewall settings while connected over network can resul...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Inspect and Activate Default firewalld Rules

    Firewalls can be used to separate networks into different zones based on the level of trust the user has decided to place on the devices and traffi...
    Group

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