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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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  • Verify Permissions on group File

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/group, run the command: 
    $ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/group
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify Permissions on /etc/shells File

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/shells, run the command: 
    $ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/shells
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify that audit tools are owned by group root

    The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 operating system audit tools must have the proper ownership configured to protected against unauthorized access. Verify it by running the following command: <pre>$ s...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify that audit tools are owned by root

    The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 operating system audit tools must have the proper ownership configured to protected against unauthorized access. Verify it by running the following command: <pre>$ s...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify that audit tools Have Mode 0755 or less

    The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 operating system audit tools must have the proper permissions configured to protected against unauthorized access. Verify it by running the following command: <pre>$...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Configure Firewalls to Protect the FTP Server

    By default, <code>firewalld</code> blocks access to the ports used by the web server. To configure <code>firewalld</code> to allow <code>ftp</code> access, run the following command(s): <pre>fir...
    Rule Unknown Severity
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  • Uninstall nginx Package

    The nginx package can be removed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum erase nginx
    Rule Unknown Severity
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  • Configure firewall to Allow Access to the Web Server

    By default, <code>firewalld</code> blocks access to the ports used by the web server. To configure <code>firewalld</code> to allow <code>http</code> access, run the following command(s): <pre>fir...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • Allow IMAP Clients to Access the Server

    The default <code>firewalld</code> configuration does not allow inbound access to any services. This modification will allow remote hosts to initiate connections to the IMAP daemon, while keeping ...
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  • Uninstall cyrus-imapd Package

    The cyrus-imapd package can be removed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum erase cyrus-imapd
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