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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Set httpd ServerSignature Directive to Off

    <code>ServerSignature Off</code> restricts <code>httpd</code> from displaying server version number on error pages. <br><br> Add or correct the fol...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Set httpd ServerTokens Directive to Prod

    <code>ServerTokens Prod</code> restricts information in page headers, returning only the word "Apache." <br><br> Add or correct the following direc...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Configure HTTPD-Served Web Content Securely

    Running <code>httpd</code> inside a <code>chroot</code> jail is designed to isolate the web server process to a small section of the filesystem, li...
    Group
  • Web Login Banner Verbiage

    Enter an appropriate login banner for your organization. Please note that new lines must be expressed by the '\n' character and special characters ...
    Value
  • Configure A Banner Page For Each Website

    Configure a login banner for each website when authentication is required for user access.
    Rule Low Severity
  • Each Web Content Directory Must Contain An index.html File

    Every <code>DocumentRoot</code> that is configured should have an <code>index.html</code> file that exists. Add an <code>index.html</code> file to ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable Web Content Symbolic Links

    For each <code>&lt;Directory&gt;</code> instance, remove the following: <pre>FollowSymLinks</pre> If symbolic links are allowed, the following can ...
    Rule High Severity
  • Encrypt All File Uploads

    Use only secure encrypted logons and connections for uploading files to the web site.
    Rule High Severity
  • Disable Plaintext Authentication

    To prevent Dovecot from attempting plaintext authentication of clients, edit <code>/etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-auth.conf</code> and add\or correct the f...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Remove .java And .jpp Files

    .java and .jpp files should not exist and should be removed from the web server.
    Rule Low Severity

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