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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Debian 12

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Configure System to Forward All Mail For The Root Account

    Make sure that mails delivered to root user are forwarded to a monitored email address. Make sure that the address <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org....
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  • Configure System to Forward All Mail From Postmaster to The Root Account

    Verify the administrators are notified in the event of an audit processing failure. Check that the "/etc/aliases" file has a defined value for "roo...
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  • Configure System to Forward All Mail through a specific host

    Set up a relay host that will act as a gateway for all outbound email. Edit the file <code>/etc/postfix/main.cf</code> to ensure that only the foll...
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  • Configure NFS Servers

    The steps in this section are appropriate for systems which operate as NFS servers.
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  • Ensure All-Squashing Disabled On All Exports

    The <code>all_squash</code> maps all uids and gids to an anonymous user. This should be disabled by removing any instances of the <code>all_squash<...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • Vendor Approved Time pools

    The list of vendor-approved pool servers
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  • Vendor Approved Time Servers

    The list of vendor-approved time servers
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  • SNMP Server

    The Simple Network Management Protocol allows administrators to monitor the state of network devices, including computers. Older versions of SNMP w...
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  • Disable SNMP Server if Possible

    The system includes an SNMP daemon that allows for its remote monitoring, though it not installed by default. If it was installed and activated but...
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  • Disable snmpd Service

    The snmpd service can be disabled with the following command: 
    $ sudo systemctl mask --now snmpd.service
    Rule Low Severity
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