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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Debian 12

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Verify User Who Owns /etc/nftables Directory

    To properly set the owner of /etc/nftables, run the command:
    $ sudo chown root /etc/nftables 
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Permissions On /etc/nftables Directory

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/nftables, run the command:
    $ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/nftables
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify ufw Enabled

    The ufw service can be enabled with the following command:
    $ sudo systemctl enable ufw.service
    Rule Medium 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
  • File Permissions and Masks

    Traditional Unix security relies heavily on file and directory permissions to prevent unauthorized users from reading or modifying files to which t...
    Group

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