Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 16.04
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337
Enable to enable TCP behavior conformant with RFC 1337Value -
net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies
Enable to turn on TCP SYN Cookie ProtectionValue -
Action for audispd to take when network fails
The setting for network_failure_action in /etc/audisp/audisp-remote.confValue -
GNOME System Settings
GNOME provides configuration and functionality to a graphical desktop environment that changes grahical configurations or allow a user to perform a...Group -
Remote server for audispd to send audit records
The setting for remote_server in /etc/audisp/audisp-remote.confValue -
SAP Specific Requirement
SAP (Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing) is enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. The follow...Group -
Account for auditd to send email when actions occurs
The setting for action_mail_acct in /etc/audit/auditd.confValue -
Sudo
<code>Sudo</code>, which stands for "su 'do'", provides the ability to delegate authority to certain users, groups of users, or system administrato...Group -
Disk Partitioning
To ensure separation and protection of data, there are top-level system directories which should be placed on their own physical partition or logic...Group -
Configure GNOME Screen Locking
In the default GNOME3 desktop, the screen can be locked by selecting the user name in the far right corner of the main panel and selecting <b>Lock<...Group -
Ensure /home Located On Separate Partition
If user home directories will be stored locally, create a separate partition for <code>/home</code> at installation time (or migrate it later using...Rule Low Severity -
Ensure /srv Located On Separate Partition
If a file server (FTP, TFTP...) is hosted locally, create a separate partition for <code>/srv</code> at installation time (or migrate it later usin...Rule Unknown Severity -
Ensure /tmp Located On Separate Partition
The <code>/tmp</code> directory is a world-writable directory used for temporary file storage. Ensure it has its own partition or logical volume at...Rule Low Severity -
Ensure /var Located On Separate Partition
The <code>/var</code> directory is used by daemons and other system services to store frequently-changing data. Ensure that <code>/var</code> has i...Rule Low Severity -
Ensure /var/log Located On Separate Partition
System logs are stored in the <code>/var/log</code> directory. Ensure that <code>/var/log</code> has its own partition or logical volume at instal...Rule Low Severity -
Ensure /var/log/audit Located On Separate Partition
Audit logs are stored in the <code>/var/log/audit</code> directory. Ensure that <code>/var/log/audit</code> has its own partition or logical volum...Rule Low Severity -
GNOME Desktop Environment
GNOME is a graphical desktop environment bundled with many Linux distributions that allow users to easily interact with the operating system graphi...Group -
Configure GNOME Login Screen
In the default GNOME desktop, the login is displayed after system boot and can display user accounts, allow users to reboot the system, and allow u...Group -
Disable XDMCP in GDM
XDMCP is an unencrypted protocol, and therefore, presents a security risk, see e.g. <a href="https://help.gnome.org/admin/gdm/stable/security.html....Rule High Severity -
Don't define allowed commands in sudoers by means of exclusion
Policies applied by sudo through the sudoers file should not involve negation. Each user specification in the <code>sudoers</code> file contains a...Rule Medium Severity
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