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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 18.04

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians

    Disable so you don't Log Spoofed Packets, Source Routed Packets, Redirect Packets
    Value
  • net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter

    Enable to enforce sanity checking, also called ingress filtering or egress filtering. The point is to drop a packet if the source and destination I...
    Value
  • net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects

    Enable to prevent hijacking of routing path by only allowing redirects from gateways known in routing table. Disable to refuse acceptance of secure...
    Value
  • net.ipv4.conf.all.shared_media

    Controls whether the system can send (router) or accept (host) RFC1620 shared media redirects. <code>shared_media</code> for the interface will be ...
    Value
  • net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects

    Disable ICMP Redirect Acceptance?
    Value

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