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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for Local Packages

    <code>dnf</code> should be configured to verify the signature(s) of local packages prior to installation. To configure <code>dnf</code> to verify s...
    Rule High Severity
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  • Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for All dnf Package Repositories

    To ensure signature checking is not disabled for any repos, remove any lines from files in <code>/etc/yum.repos.d</code> of the form: <pre>gpgcheck...
    Rule High Severity
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  • Ensure Red Hat GPG Key Installed

    To ensure the system can cryptographically verify base software packages come from Red Hat (and to connect to the Red Hat Network to receive them),...
    Rule High Severity
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  • Ensure Software Patches Installed



    NOTE: U.S. Defense systems are required to be patched within 30 days or sooner as local policy dictates.
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Enable dnf-automatic Timer

    The dnf-automatic timer can be enabled with the following command: 
    $ sudo systemctl enable dnf-automatic.timer
    Rule Medium Severity
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The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.

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