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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Support Only the Necessary Protocols

    Dovecot supports the IMAP and POP3 protocols, as well as SSL-protected versions of those protocols. Configure the Dovecot server to support only ...
    Group
  • Disable Cyrus IMAP

    If the system does not need to operate as an IMAP or POP3 server, the Cyrus IMAP software should be removed.
    Group
  • Uninstall cyrus-imapd Package

    The cyrus-imapd package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum erase cyrus-imapd
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Disable Dovecot

    If the system does not need to operate as an IMAP or POP3 server, the dovecot software should be disabled and removed.
    Group
  • Uninstall dovecot Package

    The dovecot package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum erase dovecot
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Disable Dovecot Service

    The dovecot service can be disabled with the following command:
    $ sudo systemctl mask --now dovecot.service
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Kerberos

    The Kerberos protocol is used for authentication across non-secure network. Authentication can happen between various types of principals -- users,...
    Group
  • Remove the Kerberos Server Package

    The <code>krb5-server</code> package should be removed if not in use. Is this system the Kerberos server? If not, remove the package. The <code>krb...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable Kerberos by removing host keytab

    Kerberos is not an approved key distribution method for Common Criteria. To prevent using Kerberos by system daemons, remove the Kerberos keytab fi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • LDAP

    LDAP is a popular directory service, that is, a standardized way of looking up information from a central database. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 incl...
    Group

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