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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 16.04

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Enable systemd_timesyncd Service

    The systemd_timesyncd service can be enabled with the following command:
    $ sudo systemctl enable systemd_timesyncd.service
    Rule High Severity
  • Ensure Chrony is only configured with the server directive

    Check that Chrony only has time sources configured with the server directive.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • A remote time server for Chrony is configured

    <code>Chrony</code> is a daemon which implements the Network Time Protocol (NTP). It is designed to synchronize system clocks across a variety of systems and use a source that is highly accurate. M...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Rlogin, Rsh, and Rexec

    The Berkeley r-commands are legacy services which allow cleartext remote access and have an insecure trust model.
    Group
  • SSH RekeyLimit - size

    Specify the size component of the rekey limit.
    Value
  • SSH RekeyLimit - size

    Specify the size component of the rekey limit.
    Value
  • SSH Compression Setting

    Specify the compression setting for SSH connections.
    Value
  • SSH Server

    The SSH protocol is recommended for remote login and remote file transfer. SSH provides confidentiality and integrity for data exchanged between two systems, as well as server authentication, throu...
    Group
  • SSH session Idle time

    Specify duration of allowed idle time.
    Value
  • SSH Max authentication attempts

    Specify the maximum number of authentication attempts per connection.
    Value

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