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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000029-GPOS-00010

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    Group
  • The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must prevent a user from overriding the screensaver idle-activation-enabled setting for the graphical user interface.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A session lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000029-GPOS-00010

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must initiate a session lock for graphical user interfaces when the screensaver is activated.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A session time-out lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that /etc/pam.d/passwd implements /etc/pam.d/system-auth when changing passwords.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Pluggable authentication modules (PAM) allow for a modular approach to integrating authentication methods. PAM operates in a ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed or new passwords are established, pwquality must be used.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed or new passwords are established, the new password must contain at least one upper-case character.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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