Guide to the Secure Configuration of Debian 10
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Ensure /tmp Located On Separate Partition
The <code>/tmp</code> directory is a world-writable directory used for temporary file storage. Ensure it has its own partition or logical volume at...Rule Low Severity -
MotD Banner Verbiage
Enter an appropriate login banner for your organization. Please note that new lines must be expressed by the '\n' character and special characters ...Value -
Ensure /var Located On Separate Partition
The <code>/var</code> directory is used by daemons and other system services to store frequently-changing data. Ensure that <code>/var</code> has i...Rule Low Severity -
Ensure /var/log Located On Separate Partition
System logs are stored in the <code>/var/log</code> directory. Ensure that <code>/var/log</code> has its own partition or logical volume at instal...Rule Low Severity -
Ensure /var/log/audit Located On Separate Partition
Audit logs are stored in the <code>/var/log/audit</code> directory. Ensure that <code>/var/log/audit</code> has its own partition or logical volum...Rule Low Severity -
GNOME Desktop Environment
GNOME is a graphical desktop environment bundled with many Linux distributions that allow users to easily interact with the operating system graphi...Group -
Configure GNOME Login Screen
In the default GNOME desktop, the login is displayed after system boot and can display user accounts, allow users to reboot the system, and allow u...Group -
Disable XDMCP in GDM
XDMCP is an unencrypted protocol, and therefore, presents a security risk, see e.g. <a href="https://help.gnome.org/admin/gdm/stable/security.html....Rule High Severity -
GNOME Media Settings
GNOME media settings that apply to the graphical interface.Group -
GNOME Network Settings
GNOME network settings that apply to the graphical interface.Group -
GNOME Remote Access Settings
GNOME remote access settings that apply to the graphical interface.Group -
Configure GNOME Screen Locking
In the default GNOME3 desktop, the screen can be locked by selecting the user name in the far right corner of the main panel and selecting <b>Lock<...Group -
Screensaver Inactivity timeout
Choose allowed duration (in seconds) of inactive graphical sessionsValue -
Screensaver Lock Delay
Choose allowed duration (in seconds) after a screensaver becomes active before displaying an authentication promptValue -
GNOME System Settings
GNOME provides configuration and functionality to a graphical desktop environment that changes grahical configurations or allow a user to perform a...Group -
SAP Specific Requirement
SAP (Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing) is enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. The follow...Group -
Sudo
<code>Sudo</code>, which stands for "su 'do'", provides the ability to delegate authority to certain users, groups of users, or system administrato...Group -
Group name dedicated to the use of sudo
Specify the name of the group that should own /usr/bin/sudo.Value -
Sudo - logfile value
Specify the sudo logfile to use. The default value used here matches the example location from CIS, which uses /var/log/sudo.log.Value -
Sudo - passwd_timeout value
Defines the number of minutes before the <code>sudo</code> password prompt times out. Defining 0 means no timeout. The default timeout value is 5 m...Value
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