Guide to the Secure Configuration of SUSE Linux Enterprise 12
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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System Settings
Contains rules that check correct system settings.Group -
Installing and Maintaining Software
The following sections contain information on security-relevant choices during the initial operating system installation process and the setup of s...Group -
Prefer to use a 64-bit Operating System when supported
Prefer installation of 64-bit operating systems when the CPU supports it.Rule Medium Severity -
System and Software Integrity
System and software integrity can be gained by installing antivirus, increasing system encryption strength with FIPS, verifying installed software,...Group -
Disable Prelinking
The prelinking feature changes binaries in an attempt to decrease their startup time. In order to disable it, change or add the following line insi...Rule Medium Severity -
maxrepeat
Maximum Number of Consecutive Repeating Characters in a PasswordValue -
minclass
Minimum number of categories of characters that must exist in a passwordValue -
minlen
Minimum number of characters in passwordValue -
ocredit
Minimum number of other (special characters) in passwordValue -
retry
Number of retry attempts before erroring outValue -
ucredit
Minimum number of upper case in passwordValue -
net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337
Enable to enable TCP behavior conformant with RFC 1337Value -
net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies
Enable to turn on TCP SYN Cookie ProtectionValue -
Chat/Messaging Services
The talk software makes it possible for users to send and receive messages across systems through a terminal session.Group -
Action for auditd to take when disk space just starts to run low
The setting for space_left_action in /etc/audit/auditd.confValue -
Set Password Hashing Algorithm
The system's default algorithm for storing password hashes in/etc/shadow
is SHA-512. This can be configured in several locations.Group -
The percentage remaining in disk space before prompting space_left_action
The setting for space_left as a percentage in /etc/audit/auditd.confValue -
MotD Banner Verbiage
Enter an appropriate login banner for your organization. Please note that new lines must be expressed by the '\n' character and special characters ...Value -
Remote Login Banner Verbiage
Enter an appropriate login banner for your organization. Please note that new lines must be expressed by the '\n' character and special characters ...Value -
PAM pwhistory remember - control flag
'Specify the control flag required for password remember requirement. If multiple values are allowed write them separated by commas as in "required...Value
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