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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 20.04

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Ensure debug-shell service is not enabled during boot

    systemd's <code>debug-shell</code> service is intended to diagnose systemd related boot issues with various <code>systemctl</code> commands. Once e...
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  • Non-UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configuration

    Non-UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configuration
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  • Verify /boot/grub/grub.cfg User Ownership

    The file <code>/boot/grub/grub.cfg</code> should be owned by the <code>root</code> user to prevent destruction or modification of the file. To pro...
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  • Verify /boot/grub/grub.cfg Permissions

    File permissions for <code>/boot/grub/grub.cfg</code> should be set to 600. To properly set the permissions of <code>/boot/grub/grub.cfg</code>, r...
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  • Set Boot Loader Password in grub2

    The grub2 boot loader should have a superuser account and password protection enabled to protect boot-time settings. <br><br> Since plaintext passw...
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siemur/test-space

The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.

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