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Canonical Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Ubuntu operating system must enforce 24 hours/1 day as the minimum password lifetime. Passwords for new users must have a 24 hours/1 day minimum password lifetime restriction.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps to prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enfo...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Ubuntu operating system must enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction. Passwords for new users must have a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Ubuntu operating systems when booted must require authentication upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To mitigate the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information by entities that have been issued certificates by DoD-ap...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Ubuntu operating system must uniquely identify interactive users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be identified and authenticated to pre...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000134-GPOS-00068

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Ubuntu operating system must ensure only users who need access to security functions are part of sudo group.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;An isolation boundary provides access control and protects the integrity of the hardware, software, and firmware that perform...
    Rule High Severity

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