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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • RHEL 8 must be configured to allow sending email notifications of unauthorized configuration changes to designated personnel.

    <VulnDiscussion>Unauthorized changes to the baseline configuration could make the system vulnerable to various attacks or allow unauthorized ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • RHEL 8.7 and higher must terminate idle user sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • RHEL 8 must not allow blank or null passwords in the system-auth file.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If an account has an empty password, anyone could log on and run commands with the privileges of that account. Accounts with ...
    Rule High Severity

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