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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Debian 12

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Verify Group Who Owns /etc/selinux Directory

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

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

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/selinux, run the command:
    $ sudo chmod 0755 /etc/selinux
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Group Who Owns /etc/sestatus.conf File

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

    To properly set the owner of /etc/sestatus.conf, run the command:
    $ sudo chown root /etc/sestatus.conf 
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Permissions On /etc/sestatus.conf File

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/sestatus.conf, run the command:
    $ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/sestatus.conf
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure the polyinstantiation_enabled SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>polyinstantiation_enabled</code> is disabled. This setting should be configured to <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccd...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Minimize the DHCP-Configured Options

    Create the file <code>/etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf</code>, and add an appropriate setting for each of the ten configuration settings which can be obtain...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Minimize Served Information

    Edit /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf. Examine each address range section within the file, and ensure that the following options are not defined unless there i...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Uninstall DHCP Server Package

    If the system does not need to act as a DHCP server, the dhcp package can be uninstalled. The <code>dhcp</code> package can be removed with the fo...
    Rule Medium Severity

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