Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Set number of Password Hashing Rounds - password-auth
Configure the number or rounds for the password hashing algorithm. This can be accomplished by using the <code>rounds</code> option for the <code>p...Rule Medium Severity -
Set number of Password Hashing Rounds - system-auth
Configure the number or rounds for the password hashing algorithm. This can be accomplished by using the <code>rounds</code> option for the <code>p...Rule Medium Severity -
All GIDs referenced in /etc/passwd must be defined in /etc/group
Add a group to the system for each GID referenced without a corresponding group.Rule Low Severity -
Prevent Login to Accounts With Empty Password
If an account is configured for password authentication but does not have an assigned password, it may be possible to log into the account without ...Rule High Severity -
Ensure There Are No Accounts With Blank or Null Passwords
Check the "/etc/shadow" file for blank passwords with the following command: <pre>$ sudo awk -F: '!$2 {print $1}' /etc/shadow</pre> If the command ...Rule High Severity -
Verify No .forward Files Exist
The.forwardfile specifies an email address to forward the user's mail to.Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure there are no legacy + NIS entries in /etc/group
The <code>+</code> character in <code>/etc/group</code> file marks a place where entries from a network information service (NIS) should be directl...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure there are no legacy + NIS entries in /etc/passwd
The <code>+</code> character in <code>/etc/passwd</code> file marks a place where entries from a network information service (NIS) should be direct...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure there are no legacy + NIS entries in /etc/shadow
The <code>+</code> character in <code>/etc/shadow</code> file marks a place where entries from a network information service (NIS) should be direct...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify No netrc Files Exist
The <code>.netrc</code> files contain login information used to auto-login into FTP servers and reside in the user's home directory. These files ma...Rule Medium Severity
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