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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 16.04

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Ensure gnutls-utils is installed

    The gnutls-utils package can be installed with the following command:
    $ apt-get install gnutls-utils
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure nss-tools is installed

    The nss-tools package can be installed with the following command:
    $ apt-get install nss-tools
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Updating Software

    The <code>apt_get</code> command line tool is used to install and update software packages. The system also provides a graphical software update to...
    Group
  • Ensure Software Patches Installed

    If the system has an apt repository available, run the following command to install updates: <pre>$ apt update &amp;&amp; apt full-upgrade</pre> ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Account and Access Control

    In traditional Unix security, if an attacker gains shell access to a certain login account, they can perform any action or access any file to which...
    Group

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