Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Disable IEEE 1394 (FireWire) Support
The IEEE 1394 (FireWire) is a serial bus standard for high-speed real-time communication. To configure the system to prevent the <code>firewire-co...Rule Low Severity -
Disable RDS Support
The Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol is a transport layer protocol designed to provide reliable high-bandwidth, low-latency communications ...Rule Low Severity -
Disable SCTP Support
The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) is a transport layer protocol, designed to support the idea of message-oriented communication, with...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable TIPC Support
The Transparent Inter-Process Communication (TIPC) protocol is designed to provide communications between nodes in a cluster. To configure the sys...Rule Low Severity -
Wireless Networking
Wireless networking, such as 802.11 (WiFi) and Bluetooth, can present a security risk to sensitive or classified systems and networks. Wireless net...Group -
Disable Wireless Through Software Configuration
If it is impossible to remove the wireless hardware from the device in question, disable as much of it as possible through software. The following ...Group -
Disable Bluetooth Service
The <code>bluetooth</code> service can be disabled with the following command: <pre>$ sudo systemctl mask --now bluetooth.service</pre> <pre>$ sud...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Bluetooth Kernel Module
The kernel's module loading system can be configured to prevent loading of the Bluetooth module. Add the following to the appropriate <code>/etc/mo...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable WiFi or Bluetooth in BIOS
Some machines that include built-in wireless support offer the ability to disable the device through the BIOS. This is hardware-specific; consult y...Rule Unknown Severity -
Verify Permissions on Backup group File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/group-, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/group-
Rule Medium Severity
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