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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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  • Configure SSSD to Expire Offline Credentials

    SSSD should be configured to expire offline credentials after 1 day. To configure SSSD to expire offline credentials, set <code>offline_credentials_expiration</code> to <code>1</code> under the <c...
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  • Configure SSSD to Expire SSH Known Hosts

    SSSD should be configured to expire keys from known SSH hosts after <code><xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_sssd_ssh_known_hosts_timeout" use="legacy"></xccdf-1.2:sub></c...
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  • System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) - LDAP

    The System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) is a system daemon that provides access to different identity and authentication providers such as Red Hat's IdM, Microsoft's AD, openLDAP, MIT Kerberos, ...
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  • SSSD LDAP Backend Client CA Certificate Location

    Path of a directory that contains Certificate Authority certificates.
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  • Configure SSSD LDAP Backend Client CA Certificate

    Configure SSSD to implement cryptography to protect the integrity of LDAP remote access sessions. By setting the <pre>ldap_tls_cacert</pre> option in <pre>/etc/sssd/sssd.conf</pre> to point to the ...
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  • Configure SSSD LDAP Backend Client CA Certificate Location

    Configure SSSD to implement cryptography to protect the integrity of LDAP remote access sessions. By setting the <pre>ldap_tls_cacertdir</pre> option in <pre>/etc/sssd/sssd.conf</pre> to point to t...
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  • Configure SSSD LDAP Backend Client to Demand a Valid Certificate from the Server

    Configure SSSD to demand a valid certificate from the server to protect the integrity of LDAP remote access sessions by setting the <pre>ldap_tls_reqcert</pre> option in <pre>/etc/sssd/sssd.conf</p...
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  • Configure SSSD LDAP Backend to Use TLS For All Transactions

    The LDAP client should be configured to implement TLS for the integrity of all remote LDAP authentication sessions. If the <code>id_provider</code> is set to <code>ldap</code> or <code>ipa</code> i...
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  • USBGuard daemon

    The USBGuard daemon enforces the USB device authorization policy for all USB devices.
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  • Install usbguard Package

    The usbguard package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum install usbguard
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  • X Window System

    The X Window System implementation included with the system is called X.org.
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  • Disable X Windows

    Unless there is a mission-critical reason for the system to run a graphical user interface, ensure X is not set to start automatically at boot and remove the X Windows software packages. There is u...
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  • Remove the X Windows Package Group

    By removing the xorg-x11-server-common package, the system no longer has X Windows installed. If X Windows is not installed then the system cannot boot into graphical user mode. This prevents the s...
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  • Disable graphical user interface

    By removing the following packages, the system no longer has X Windows installed. <code>xorg-x11-server-Xorg xorg-x11-server-common xorg-x11-server-utils</code> If X Windows is not installed the...
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  • Disable X Windows Startup By Setting Default Target

    Systems that do not require a graphical user interface should only boot by default into <code>multi-user.target</code> mode. This prevents accidental booting of the system into a <code>graphical.ta...
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  • Introduction

    The purpose of this guidance is to provide security configuration recommendations and baselines for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 operating system. Recommended settings for the basic operating sys...
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  • General Principles

    The following general principles motivate much of the advice in this guide and should also influence any configuration decisions that are not explicitly covered.
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  • Encrypt Transmitted Data Whenever Possible

    Data transmitted over a network, whether wired or wireless, is susceptible to passive monitoring. Whenever practical solutions for encrypting such data exist, they should be applied. Even if data i...
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  • Least Privilege

    Grant the least privilege necessary for user accounts and software to perform tasks. For example, <code>sudo</code> can be implemented to limit authorization to super user accounts on the system on...
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  • Minimize Software to Minimize Vulnerability

    The simplest way to avoid vulnerabilities in software is to avoid installing that software. On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7,the RPM Package Manager (originally Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RP...
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