Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 18.04
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Disable Squid if Possible
If Squid was installed and activated, but the system does not need to act as a proxy server, then it should be disabled and removed.Group -
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) is a networking protocol, operating on port 1812 that provides centralized Authentication, Auth...Group -
Hardware RNG Entropy Gatherer Daemon
The rngd feeds random data from hardware device to kernel random device.Group -
Network Routing
A router is a very desirable target for a potential adversary because they fulfill a variety of infrastructure networking roles such as access to ...Group -
Disable Quagga if Possible
If Quagga was installed and activated, but the system does not need to act as a router, then it should be disabled and removed.Group -
Samba(SMB) Microsoft Windows File Sharing Server
When properly configured, the Samba service allows Linux systems to provide file and print sharing to Microsoft Windows systems. There are two soft...Group -
Configure Samba if Necessary
All settings for the Samba daemon can be found in <code>/etc/samba/smb.conf</code>. Settings are divided between a <code>[global]</code> configurat...Group -
SSH Privilege Separation Setting
Specify whether and how sshd separates privileges when handling incoming network connections.Value -
SSH LoginGraceTime setting
Configure parameters for how long the servers stays connected before the user has successfully logged inValue -
SSH MaxStartups setting
Configure parameters for maximum concurrent unauthenticated connections to the SSH daemon.Value
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