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General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000745

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  • The operating system must accept only external credentials that are NIST-compliant.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Acceptance of only NIST-compliant external authenticators applies to organizational systems that are accessible to the public...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000755

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  • The operating system must monitor the use of maintenance tools that execute with increased privilege.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Maintenance tools that execute with increased system privilege can result in unauthorized access to organizational informatio...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000775

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  • The operating system must include only approved trust anchors in trust stores or certificate stores managed by the organization.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates are certificates with visibility external to organizational systems and certific...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000780

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  • The operating system must provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is an example of a hardware-protected data store that can be used to protect cryptographic ke...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000785

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  • The operating system must synchronize system clocks within and between systems or system components.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Time synchronization of system clocks is essential for the correct execution of many system services, including identificatio...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000805

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  • The operating system must employ automated patch management tools to facilitate flaw remediation to the organization-defined system components.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Using automated tools to support patch management helps to ensure the timeliness and completeness of system patching operatio...
    Rule Medium Severity

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