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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Each Web Content Directory Must Contain An index.html File

    Every <code>DocumentRoot</code> that is configured should have an <code>index.html</code> file that exists. Add an <code>index.html</code> file to ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable Web Content Symbolic Links

    For each <code>&lt;Directory&gt;</code> instance, remove the following: <pre>FollowSymLinks</pre> If symbolic links are allowed, the following can ...
    Rule High Severity
  • Encrypt All File Uploads

    Use only secure encrypted logons and connections for uploading files to the web site.
    Rule High Severity
  • Ensure Chrony is only configured with the server directive

    Check that Chrony only has time sources configured with the server directive.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Remove .java And .jpp Files

    .java and .jpp files should not exist and should be removed from the web server.
    Rule Low Severity
  • The robots.txt Files Must Not Exist

    Remove any <code>robots.txt</code> files that may exist with any web content. Other methods must be employed if there is information on the web sit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Web Content Located on Separate partition

    The <code>DocumentRoot</code> directory is used for storing web content and data. Ensure that the <code>DocumentRoot</code> directory exists on a s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Use Denial-of-Service Protection Modules

    Denial-of-service attacks are difficult to detect and prevent while maintaining acceptable access to authorized users. However, some traffic-shapin...
    Group
  • IMAP and POP3 Server

    Dovecot provides IMAP and POP3 services. It is not installed by default. The project page at <a href="http://www.dovecot.org">http://www.dovec...
    Group
  • Configure Dovecot if Necessary

    If the system will operate as an IMAP or POP3 server, the dovecot software should be configured securely by following the recommendations below.
    Group

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