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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Anolis OS 23

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Limit Users Allowed FTP Access if Necessary

    If there is a mission-critical reason for users to access their accounts via the insecure FTP protocol, limit the set of users who are allowed this access. Edit the vsftpd configuration file. Add o...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Disable Dovecot Service

    The dovecot service can be disabled with the following command:
    $ sudo systemctl mask --now dovecot.service
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Mail Server Software

    Mail servers are used to send and receive email over the network. Mail is a very common service, and Mail Transfer Agents (MTAs) are obvious targets of network attack. Ensure that systems are not r...
    Group
  • The Postfix package is installed

    A mail server is required for sending emails. The postfix package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum install postfix
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure System to Forward All Mail For The Root Account

    Make sure that mails delivered to root user are forwarded to a monitored email address. Make sure that the address <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_postfix_root_mail_ali...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Remove SSH Server iptables Firewall exception (Unusual)

    By default, inbound connections to SSH's port are allowed. If the SSH server is not being used, this exception should be removed from the firewall configuration. <br> <br> Edit the files <co...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Set SSH Client Alive Interval

    SSH allows administrators to set a network responsiveness timeout interval. After this interval has passed, the unresponsive client will be automatically logged out. <br> <br> To set this t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable SSH Root Login

    The root user should never be allowed to login to a system directly over a network. To disable root login via SSH, add or correct the following line in <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code>: <pre>Pe...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable SSH TCP Forwarding

    The <code>AllowTcpForwarding</code> parameter specifies whether TCP forwarding is permitted. To disable TCP forwarding, add or correct the following line in <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code>: <p...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable Encrypted X11 Forwarding

    By default, remote X11 connections are not encrypted when initiated by users. SSH has the capability to encrypt remote X11 connections when SSH's <code>X11Forwarding</code> option is enabled. <br> ...
    Rule High Severity
  • Enable SSH Print Last Log

    Ensure that SSH will display the date and time of the last successful account logon. <br> The default SSH configuration enables print of the date and time of the last login. The appropriate configu...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set SSH Daemon LogLevel to VERBOSE

    The <code>VERBOSE</code> parameter configures the SSH daemon to record login and logout activity. To specify the log level in SSH, add or correct the following line in <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config<...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Audit Configuration Files Must Be Owned By Root

    All audit configuration files must be owned by root user. To properly set the owner of <code>/etc/audit/</code>, run the command: <pre>$ sudo chown root /etc/audit/ </pre> To properly set the own...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd Data Retention

    The audit system writes data to <code>/var/log/audit/audit.log</code>. By default, <code>auditd</code> rotates 5 logs by size (6MB), retaining a maximum of 30MB of data in total, and refuses to wri...
    Group
  • Make the auditd Configuration Immutable

    If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default), add the following line to a file with suffix <cod...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Mandatory Access Controls

    If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default), add the following line to a file with suffix <cod...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Mandatory Access Controls in usr/share

    If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default), add the following line to a file with suffix <cod...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • System Audit Logs Must Be Owned By Root

    All audit logs must be owned by root user and group. By default, the path for audit log is <pre>/var/log/audit/</pre>. To properly set the owner of <code>/var/log/audit</code>, run the command: <p...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Attempts to Alter Process and Session Initiation Information

    The audit system already collects process information for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during d...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects System Administrator Actions

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect administrator actions for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify User/Group Information

    If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default), add the following lines to a file with suffix <co...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • System Audit Logs Must Have Mode 0750 or Less Permissive

    If <code>log_group</code> in <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code> is set to a group other than the <code>root</code> group account, change the mode of the audit log files with the following command...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record File Deletion Events by User

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file deletion events for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit r...
    Group
  • Record Information on Kernel Modules Loading and Unloading

    To capture kernel module loading and unloading events, use following lines, setting ARCH to either b32 for 32-bit system, or having two lines for both b32 and b64 in case your system is 64-bit: <pr...
    Group
  • Records Events that Modify Date and Time Information

    Arbitrary changes to the system time can be used to obfuscate nefarious activities in log files, as well as to confuse network services that are highly dependent upon an accurate system time. All c...
    Group
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - chown

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fchmod

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fchmodat

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fchown

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fsetxattr

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - lchown

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - lremovexattr

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. <br> <br> If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> pr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - removexattr

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. <br> <br> If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> pr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - setxattr

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - umount

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file system umount changes. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - umount2

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file system umount2 changes. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daem...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects File Deletion Events by User - rename

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file deletion events for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects File Deletion Events by User - renameat

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file deletion events for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects File Deletion Events by User - rmdir

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file deletion events for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects File Deletion Events by User - unlink

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file deletion events for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd Disk Error Action on Disk Error

    The <code>auditd</code> service can be configured to take an action when there is a disk error. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. Add or modify the following line, substituting <i>...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Unsuccessful Access Attempts to Files - creat

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect unauthorized file accesses for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on Kernel Module Loading and Unloading - finit_module

    If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default), add the following lines to a file with suffix <co...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Unsuccessful Access Attempts to Files - open_by_handle_at

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect unauthorized file accesses for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Unsuccessful Access Attempts to Files - truncate

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect unauthorized file accesses for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on Kernel Module Unloading - delete_module

    To capture kernel module unloading events, use following line, setting ARCH to either b32 for 32-bit system, or having two lines for both b32 and b64 in case your system is 64-bit: <pre>-a always,...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on Kernel Module Loading - init_module

    To capture kernel module loading events, use following line, setting ARCH to either b32 for 32-bit system, or having two lines for both b32 and b64 in case your system is 64-bit: <pre>-a always,ex...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on Kernel Module Loading and Unloading

    To capture kernel module loading and unloading events, use following lines, setting ARCH to either b32 for 32-bit system, or having two lines for both b32 and b64 in case your system is 64-bit: <pr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - poweroff

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - reboot

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity

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