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SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SLEM 5 must employ FIPS 140-2/140-3 approved cryptographic hashing algorithm for system authentication (login.defs).

    <VulnDiscussion>Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore cannot be r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SLEM 5 must be configured to create or update passwords with a minimum lifetime of 24 hours (one day).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enforce...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SLEM 5 must be configured to create or update passwords with a maximum lifetime of 60 days.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If SLEM...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SLEM 5 must have the packages required for multifactor authentication to be installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Using an authentication device, such as a Common Access Card (CAC) or token separate from the information system, ensures tha...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000068-GPOS-00036

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SLEM 5 must implement multifactor authentication for access to privileged accounts via pluggable authentication modules (PAM).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Using an authentication device, such as a Common Access Card (CAC) or token that is separate from the information system, ens...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SLEM 5 must implement certificate status checking for multifactor authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Using an authentication device, such as a Common Access Card (CAC) or token separate from the information system, ensures cre...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000383-GPOS-00166

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • If Network Security Services (NSS) is being used by SLEM 5 it must prohibit the use of cached authentications after one day.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If cached authentication information is out of date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable.&lt;/...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000383-GPOS-00166

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SLEM 5 must configure the Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) to prohibit the use of cached offline authentications after one day.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If cached authentication information is out of date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable.&lt;/...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000066-GPOS-00034

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SLEM 5, for PKI-based authentication, must validate certificates by constructing a certification path (which includes status information) to an accepted trust anchor.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without path validation, an informed trust decision by the relying party cannot be made when presented with any certificate n...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SLEM 5 must be configured to not overwrite Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) configuration on package changes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "pam-config" command line utility automatically generates a system PAM configuration as packages are installed, updated, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000363-GPOS-00150

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SLEM 5 must use a file integrity tool to verify correct operation of all security functions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without verification of the security functions, security functions may not operate correctly, and the failure may go unnotice...
    Rule Medium Severity

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