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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Disable HTTP Digest Authentication

    The <code>auth_digest</code> module provides encrypted authentication sessions. If this functionality is unnecessary, comment out the related modul...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Enable log_config_module For HTTPD Logging

    The <code>log_config_module</code> should exist and be configured in the <code>/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf</code> file by adding the following modul...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable LDAP Support

    The <code>ldap</code> module provides HTTP authentication via an LDAP directory. If its functionality is unnecessary, comment out the related modul...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Disable MIME Magic

    The <code>mime_magic</code> module provides a second layer of MIME support that in most configurations is likely extraneous. If its functionality i...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Configure All Systems which Use NFS

    The steps in this section are appropriate for all systems which run NFS, whether they operate as clients or as servers.
    Group
  • Disable HTTP mod_rewrite

    The <code>mod_rewrite</code> module is very powerful and can protect against certain classes of web attacks. However, it is also very complex and h...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Disable Proxy Support

    The <code>proxy</code> module provides proxying support, allowing <code>httpd</code> to forward requests and serve as a gateway for other servers. ...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Disable Server Activity Status

    The <code>status</code> module provides real-time access to statistics on the internal operation of the web server. This may constitute an unnecess...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Disable Web Server Configuration Display

    The <code>info</code> module creates a web page illustrating the configuration of the web server. This can create an unnecessary security leak and ...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Disable Server Side Includes

    Server Side Includes provide a method of dynamically generating web pages through the insertion of server-side code. However, the technology is als...
    Rule Unknown Severity

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