Guide to the Secure Configuration of SUSE Linux Enterprise 12
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configuration
UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configurationGroup -
Set the UEFI Boot Loader Password
The grub2 boot loader should have a superuser account and password protection enabled to protect boot-time settings. <br><br> Since plaintext passw...Rule High Severity -
zIPL bootloader configuration
During the boot process, the bootloader is responsible for starting the execution of the kernel and passing options to it. The default SUSE Linux E...Group -
Protect Random-Number Entropy Pool
The I/O operations of the Linux kernel block layer due to their inherently unpredictable execution times have been traditionally considered as a re...Group -
Ensure Solid State Drives Do Not Contribute To Random-Number Entropy Pool
For each solid-state drive on the system, run:# echo 0 > /sys/block/DRIVE/queue/add_random
Rule Medium Severity
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