Guide to the Secure Configuration of UnionTech OS Server 20
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Set Default iptables Policy for Forwarded Packets
To set the default policy to DROP (instead of ACCEPT) for the built-in FORWARD chain which processes packets that will be forwarded from one interf...Rule Medium Severity -
Restrict ICMP Message Types
In <code>/etc/sysconfig/iptables</code>, the accepted ICMP messages types can be restricted. To accept only ICMP echo reply, destination unreachabl...Group -
net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter
Enables source route verificationValue -
net.ipv4.conf.default.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.default.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 en...Value -
Log and Drop Packets with Suspicious Source Addresses
Packets with non-routable source addresses should be rejected, as they may indicate spoofing. Because the modified policy will reject non-matching ...Group -
IPv6
The system includes support for Internet Protocol version 6. A major and often-mentioned improvement over IPv4 is its enormous increase in the numb...Group -
Disable Support for IPv6 Unless Needed
Despite configuration that suggests support for IPv6 has been disabled, link-local IPv6 address auto-configuration occurs even when only an IPv4 ad...Group -
Disable IPv6 Networking Support Automatic Loading
To prevent the IPv6 kernel module (<code>ipv6</code>) from binding to the IPv6 networking stack, add the following line to <code>/etc/modprobe.d/di...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable IPv6 Addressing on All IPv6 Interfaces
To disable support for (<code>ipv6</code>) addressing on all interface add the following line to <code>/etc/sysctl.d/ipv6.conf</code> (or another f...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable IPv6 Addressing on IPv6 Interfaces by Default
To disable support for (<code>ipv6</code>) addressing on interfaces by default add the following line to <code>/etc/sysctl.d/ipv6.conf</code> (or a...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure IPv6 Settings if Necessary
A major feature of IPv6 is the extent to which systems implementing it can automatically configure their networking devices using information from ...Group -
IPV6_AUTOCONF
Toggle global IPv6 auto-configuration (only, if global forwarding is disabled)Value -
net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra_defrtr
Accept default router in router advertisements?Value -
net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra_pinfo
Accept prefix information in router advertisements?Value -
net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra_rtr_pref
Accept router preference in router advertisements?Value -
net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra
Accept all router advertisements?Value -
net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects
Toggle ICMP Redirect AcceptanceValue -
net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route
Trackers could be using source-routed packets to generate traffic that seems to be intra-net, but actually was created outside and has been redirec...Value -
net.ipv6.conf.all.autoconf
Enable auto configuration on IPv6 interfacesValue
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