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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • RHEL 8 must display the date and time of the last successful account logon upon logon.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Providing users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred facilitates user recognition and reporting of unauthoriz...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • RHEL 8 must display the date and time of the last successful account logon upon an SSH logon.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Providing users with feedback on when account accesses via SSH last occurred facilitates user recognition and reporting of un...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00228

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • RHEL 8 must define default permissions for all authenticated users in such a way that the user can only read and modify their own files.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Setting the most restrictive default permissions ensures that when new accounts are created, they do not have unnecessary acc...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00228

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    Group
  • RHEL 8 must set the umask value to 077 for all local interactive user accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The umask controls the default access mode assigned to newly created files. A umask of 077 limits new files to mode 600 or le...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • RHEL 8 must define default permissions for logon and non-logon shells.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The umask controls the default access mode assigned to newly created files. A umask of 077 limits new files to mode 600 or le...
    Rule Medium Severity

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