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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 22.04

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • 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 target...
    Group
  • The Postfix package is installed

    A mail server is required for sending emails. The <code>postfix</code> package can be installed with the following command: <pre> $ apt-get install...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable Postfix Service

    The Postfix mail transfer agent is used for local mail delivery within the system. The default configuration only listens for connections to the de...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Ensure Mail Transfer Agent is not Listening on any non-loopback Address

    Mail Transfer Agents (MTA), such as sendmail and Postfix, are used to listen for incoming mail and transfer the messages to the appropriate user or...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure SMTP For Mail Clients

    This section discusses settings for Postfix in a submission-only e-mail configuration.
    Group
  • Postfix Network Interfaces

    The setting for inet_interfaces in /etc/postfix/main.cf
    Value
  • Postfix relayhost

    Specify the host all outbound email should be routed into.
    Value
  • Postfix Root Mail Alias

    Specify an email address (string) for a root mail alias.
    Value
  • 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....
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure NFS Clients

    The steps in this section are appropriate for systems which operate as NFS clients.
    Group

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