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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Debian 12

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  • Verify Permissions On /etc/chrony.keys File

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/chrony.keys, run the command:
    $ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/chrony.keys
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Obsolete Services

    This section discusses a number of network-visible services which have historically caused problems for system security, and for which disabling or...
    Group
  • Uninstall xinetd Package

    The xinetd package can be removed with the following command:
    $ apt-get remove xinetd
    Rule Low Severity
  • Remove NIS Client

    The Network Information Service (NIS), formerly known as Yellow Pages, is a client-server directory service protocol used to distribute system conf...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Uninstall ypserv Package

    The ypserv package can be removed with the following command:
    $ apt-get remove ypserv
    Rule High Severity
  • Uninstall rsh-server Package

    The rsh-server package can be removed with the following command:
    $ apt-get remove rsh-server
    Rule High Severity
  • Uninstall rsh Package

    The rsh package contains the client commands for the rsh services
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Remove Rsh Trust Files

    The files <code>/etc/hosts.equiv</code> and <code>~/.rhosts</code> (in each user's home directory) list remote hosts and users that are trusted by ...
    Rule High Severity
  • Uninstall talk-server Package

    The talk-server package can be removed with the following command:
     $ apt-get remove talk-server
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Uninstall talk Package

    The <code>talk</code> package contains the client program for the Internet talk protocol, which allows the user to chat with other users on differe...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Uninstall telnet-server Package

    The telnet-server package can be removed with the following command:
    $ apt-get remove telnet-server
    Rule High Severity
  • Remove telnet Clients

    The telnet client allows users to start connections to other systems via the telnet protocol.
    Rule Low Severity
  • Uninstall tftp-server Package

    The tftp-server package can be removed with the following command:
     $ apt-get remove tftp-server
    Rule High Severity
  • Remove tftp Daemon

    Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a simple file transfer protocol, typically used to automatically transfer configuration or boot files betw...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Uninstall net-snmp Package

    The <code>snmp</code> package provides the snmpd service. The <code>snmp</code> package can be removed with the following command: <pre> $ apt-get...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Configure SNMP Server if Necessary

    If it is necessary to run the snmpd agent on the system, some best practices should be followed to minimize the security risk from the installation...
    Group
  • SSH is required to be installed

    Specify if the Policy requires SSH to be installed. Used by SSH Rules to determine if SSH should be uninstalled or configured.<br> A value of 0 mea...
    Value
  • Install the OpenSSH Server Package

    The <code>openssh-server</code> package should be installed. The <code>openssh-server</code> package can be installed with the following command: <...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Remove the OpenSSH Server Package

    The <code>openssh-server</code> package should be removed. The <code>openssh-server</code> package can be removed with the following command: <pre>...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Group Who Owns SSH Server config file

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/ssh/sshd_config, run the command:
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/ssh/sshd_config
    Rule Medium Severity

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