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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Debian 12

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Enable the NTP Daemon

    The ntp service can be enabled with the following command:
    $ sudo systemctl enable ntp.service
    Rule High Severity
  • A remote time server for Chrony is configured

    <code>Chrony</code> is a daemon which implements the Network Time Protocol (NTP). It is designed to synchronize system clocks across a variety of s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Chrony Configure Pool and Server

    <code>Chrony</code> is a daemon which implements the Network Time Protocol (NTP). It is designed to synchronize system clocks across a variety of s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Group Who Owns /etc/chrony.keys File

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/chrony.keys, run the command:
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/chrony.keys
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify User Who Owns /etc/chrony.keys File

    To properly set the owner of /etc/chrony.keys, run the command:
    $ sudo chown root /etc/chrony.keys 
    Rule Medium Severity

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