Guide to the Secure Configuration of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15
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System Accounting with auditd
The audit service provides substantial capabilities for recording system activities. By default, the service audits about SELinux AVC denials and c...Group -
Ensure the default plugins for the audit dispatcher are Installed
The audit-audispd-plugins package should be installed.Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure the audit Subsystem is Installed
The audit package should be installed.Rule Medium Severity -
Enable auditd Service
The <code>auditd</code> service is an essential userspace component of the Linux Auditing System, as it is responsible for writing audit records to...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable Auditing for Processes Which Start Prior to the Audit Daemon
To ensure all processes can be audited, even those which start prior to the audit daemon, add the argument <code>audit=1</code> to the default GRUB...Rule Low Severity -
Extend Audit Backlog Limit for the Audit Daemon
To improve the kernel capacity to queue all log events, even those which occurred prior to the audit daemon, add the argument <code>audit_backlog_l...Rule Low Severity -
Configure auditd Rules for Comprehensive Auditing
The <code>auditd</code> program can perform comprehensive monitoring of system activity. This section describes recommended configuration settings ...Group -
Audit failure mode
This variable is the setting for the -f option in Audit configuration which sets the failure mode of audit. This option lets you determine how you ...Value -
Remove Default Configuration to Disable Syscall Auditing
By default, SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 ships an audit rule to disable syscall auditing for performance reasons. To make sure that syscall auditing w...Rule Medium Severity -
Make the auditd Configuration Immutable
If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default),...Rule Medium Severity
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