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Install AIDE

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The aide package can be installed with the following command:

$ apt-get install aide

Rationale

The AIDE package must be installed if it is to be available for integrity checking.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_aide_installed
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - OS Build Blueprint


[[packages]]
name = "aide"
version = "*"

Remediation - Ansible

- name: Gather the package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: auto
  tags:
  - CJIS-5.10.1.3
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)

Remediation - Shell Script

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}
' 'kernel' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; then

DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y "aide"


Remediation - Puppet

include install_aide

class install_aide {
  package { 'aide':
    ensure => 'installed',
  }