Guide to the Secure Configuration of OpenEmbedded
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Verify User Who Owns Backup gshadow File
To properly set the owner of/etc/gshadow-
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/gshadow-
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Verify User Who Owns Backup passwd File
To properly set the owner of/etc/passwd-
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/passwd-
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Verify Group Who Owns Backup shadow File
To properly set the owner of/etc/shadow-
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/shadow-
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Verify User Who Owns group File
To properly set the owner of/etc/group
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/group
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Verify User Who Owns gshadow File
To properly set the owner of/etc/gshadow
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/gshadow
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Verify User Who Owns passwd File
To properly set the owner of/etc/passwd
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/passwd
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Disable SSH root Login with a Password (Insecure)
To disable password-based root logins over SSH, add or correct the following line in <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code>: <pre>PermitRootLogin pro...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify User Who Owns shadow File
To properly set the owner of/etc/shadow
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/shadow
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Verify Permissions on Backup group File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/group-
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/group-
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Verify Permissions on Backup gshadow File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/gshadow-
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/gshadow-
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Disable SSH TCP Forwarding
The <code>AllowTcpForwarding</code> parameter specifies whether TCP forwarding is permitted. To disable TCP forwarding, add or correct the followin...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on Backup passwd File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/passwd-
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/passwd-
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Verify Permissions on Backup shadow File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/shadow-
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/shadow-
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Verify Permissions on group File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/group
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/group
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Verify Permissions on gshadow File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/gshadow
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/gshadow
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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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Verify Permissions on shadow File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/shadow
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/shadow
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Verify Permissions on Files within /var/log Directory
The/var/log
directory contains files with logs of error messages in the system and should only be accessed by authorized personnel.Group -
Verify Group Who Owns /var/log Directory
To properly set the group owner of/var/log
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /var/log
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Verify Group Who Owns /var/log/messages File
To properly set the group owner of/var/log/messages
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /var/log/messages
Rule Medium Severity
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