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Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 4 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • TOSS must use multifactor authentication for network and local access to privileged and nonprivileged accounts.

    <VulnDiscussion>Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged functions is greatly increased. Multifactor ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000118-GPOS-00060

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • TOSS must disable account identifiers (individuals, groups, roles, and devices) after 35 days of inactivity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Inactive identifiers pose a risk to systems and applications because attackers may exploit an inactive identifier and potenti...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000123-GPOS-00064

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • TOSS must automatically remove or disable emergency accounts after the crisis is resolved or 72 hours.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Emergency accounts are privileged accounts that are established in response to crisis situations where the need for rapid acc...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • TOSS must reveal error messages only to authorized users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an orga...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000299-GPOS-00117

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • TOSS must protect wireless access to the system using authentication of users and/or devices.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Allowing devices and users to connect to the system without first authenticating them allows untrusted access and can lead to...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • TOSS must automatically lock an account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful logon attempts in 15 minutes occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • TOSS must require users to reauthenticate for privilege escalation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without reauthentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they do not have authorization. When operat...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • All TOSS local interactive user home directories must be group-owned by the home directory owner's primary group.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the Group Identifier (GID) of a local interactive user's home directory is not the same as the primary GID of the user, th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • All TOSS local interactive users must have a home directory assigned in the /etc/passwd file.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If local interactive users are not assigned a valid home directory, there is no place for the storage and control of files th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The x86 Ctrl-Alt-Delete key sequence in TOSS must be disabled if a graphical user interface is installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A locally logged-on user, who presses Ctrl-Alt-Delete when at the console, can reboot the system. If accidentally pressed, as...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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