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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • A separate RHEL 8 filesystem must be used for user home directories (such as /home or an equivalent).

    <VulnDiscussion>The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becomi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229

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  • RHEL 8 must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If RHEL 8 allows the user to select passwords based on dictionary words, this increases the chances of password compromise by...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • RHEL 8 temporary user accounts must be provisioned with an expiration time of 72 hours or less.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If temporary user accounts remain active when no longer needed or for an excessive period, these accounts may be used to gain...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005

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    Group

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