Guide to the Secure Configuration of Debian 12
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Ensure All Files Are Owned by a Group
If any file is not group-owned by a group present in /etc/group, the cause of the lack of group-ownership must be investigated. Following this, tho...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on Backup shadow File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/shadow-
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/shadow-
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Verify Permissions on gshadow File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/gshadow
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/gshadow
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on passwd File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/passwd
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/passwd
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Ensure All Files Are Owned by a User
If any files are not owned by a user, then the cause of their lack of ownership should be investigated. Following this, the files should be deleted...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable Kernel Parameter to Enforce DAC on FIFOs
To set the runtime status of the <code>fs.protected_fifos</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w fs.protected_fi...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable Kernel Parameter to Enforce DAC on Regular files
To set the runtime status of the <code>fs.protected_regular</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w fs.protected_...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Who Owns group File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/group
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/group
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Who Owns gshadow File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/gshadow
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp shadow /etc/gshadow
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Verify Group Who Owns passwd File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/passwd
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/passwd
Rule Medium Severity
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