Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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RHEL 9 must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.
<VulnDiscussion>If an account has an empty password, anyone could log in and run commands with the privileges of that account. Accounts with ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051
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RHEL 9 must use the common access card (CAC) smart card driver.
<VulnDiscussion>Smart card login provides two-factor authentication stronger than that provided by a username and password combination. Smart...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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RHEL 9 must enable certificate based smart card authentication.
<VulnDiscussion>Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged functions is greatly increased. Multifactor a...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160
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RHEL 9 must implement certificate status checking for multifactor authentication.
<VulnDiscussion>Using an authentication device, such as a DOD common access card (CAC) or token that is separate from the information system,...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160
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RHEL 9 must have the pcsc-lite package installed.
<VulnDiscussion>The pcsc-lite package must be installed if it is to be available for multifactor authentication using smart cards.</VulnDi...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160
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The pcscd service on RHEL 9 must be active.
<VulnDiscussion>The information system ensures that even if the information system is compromised, that compromise will not affect credential...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160
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RHEL 9 must have the opensc package installed.
<VulnDiscussion>The use of PIV credentials facilitates standardization and reduces the risk of unauthorized access. The DOD has mandated the...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000067-GPOS-00035
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RHEL 9, for PKI-based authentication, must enforce authorized access to the corresponding private key.
<VulnDiscussion>If the private key is discovered, an attacker can use the key to authenticate as an authorized user and gain access to the ne...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
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RHEL 9 must require authentication to access emergency mode.
<VulnDiscussion>To mitigate the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information by entities that have been issued certificates by DOD-ap...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
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RHEL 9 must require authentication to access single-user mode.
<VulnDiscussion>To mitigate the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information by entities that have been issued certificates by DOD-ap...Rule Medium Severity
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