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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Enable the nfs_export_all_rw SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>nfs_export_all_rw</code> is enabled. If this setting is disabled, it should be enabled as it allows NFS to export read/write mounts. To enable the <code>nfs_e...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure the CUPS Service if Necessary

    CUPS provides the ability to easily share local printers with other systems over the network. It does this by allowing systems to share lists of available printers. Additionally, each system that r...
    Group
  • Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)

    Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) is a networking protocol, operating on port 1812 that provides centralized Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA or Triple A) manage...
    Group
  • Remove the FreeRadius Server Package

    The <code>freeradius</code> package should be removed if not in use. Is this system a RADIUS server? If not, remove the package. The <code>freeradius</code> package can be removed with the followin...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Hardware RNG Entropy Gatherer Daemon

    The rngd feeds random data from hardware device to kernel random device.
    Group
  • Enable the Hardware RNG Entropy Gatherer Service

    The Hardware RNG Entropy Gatherer service should be enabled. The rngd service can be enabled with the following command:
    $ sudo systemctl enable rngd.service
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable the nis_enabled SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>nis_enabled</code> is disabled. If this setting is enabled, it should be disabled. To disable the <code>nis_enabled</code> SELinux boolean, run the following ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the openshift_use_nfs SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>openshift_use_nfs</code> is disabled. If this setting is enabled, it should be disabled. To disable the <code>openshift_use_nfs</code> SELinux boolean, run th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the openvpn_can_network_connect SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>openvpn_can_network_connect</code> is enabled. This setting should be disabled. To disable the <code>openvpn_can_network_connect</code> SELinux boolean, run t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the openvpn_enable_homedirs SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>openvpn_enable_homedirs</code> is enabled. This setting should be disabled. To disable the <code>openvpn_enable_homedirs</code> SELinux boolean, run the follo...
    Rule Medium Severity

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