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Guide to the Secure Configuration of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Enable systemd-journald Service

    The <code>systemd-journald</code> service is an essential component of systemd. The <code>systemd-journald</code> service can be enabled with the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure journald is configured to compress large log files

    The journald system can compress large log files to avoid fill the system disk.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure journald is configured to send logs to rsyslog

    Data from journald may be stored in volatile memory or persisted locally. Utilities exist to accept remote export of journald logs.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure journald is configured to write log files to persistent disk

    The journald system may store log files in volatile memory or locally on disk. If the logs are only stored in volatile memory they will we lost upo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set Default iptables Policy for Incoming Packets

    To set the default policy to DROP (instead of ACCEPT) for the built-in INPUT chain which processes incoming packets, add or correct the following l...
    Rule Medium Severity

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