Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Ensure a Table Exists for Nftables
Tables in nftables hold chains. Each table only has one address family and only applies to packets of this family. Tables can have one of six famil...Rule Medium Severity -
SuSEfirewall2
The SuSEfirewall2 provides a managed firewall.Group -
Uncomplicated Firewall (ufw)
The Linux kernel in Ubuntu provides a packet filtering system called netfilter, and the traditional interface for manipulating netfilter are the ip...Group -
Verify ufw Enabled
Theufw
service can be enabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl enable ufw.service
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Uncommon Network Protocols
The system includes support for several network protocols which are not commonly used. Although security vulnerabilities in kernel networking code ...Group -
Disable ATM Support
The Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) is a protocol operating on network, data link, and physical layers, based on virtual circuits and virtual path...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable DCCP Support
The Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) is a relatively new transport layer protocol, designed to support streaming media and telephony. T...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable IEEE 1394 (FireWire) Support
The IEEE 1394 (FireWire) is a serial bus standard for high-speed real-time communication. To configure the system to prevent the <code>firewire-co...Rule Low Severity -
Disable RDS Support
The Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol is a transport layer protocol designed to provide reliable high-bandwidth, low-latency communications ...Rule Low Severity -
Disable SCTP Support
The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) is a transport layer protocol, designed to support the idea of message-oriented communication, with...Rule Medium Severity
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