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The SUSE operating system file /etc/gdm/banner must contain the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent banner text.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>The banner must be acknowledged by the user prior to allowing the user access to the SUSE operating system. This provides assurance that the user has seen the message and accepted the conditions for access. If the consent banner is not acknowledged by the user, DoD will not be in compliance with system use notifications required by law. To establish acceptance of the application usage policy, a click-through banner at system logon is required. The system must prevent further activity until the user executes a positive action to manifest agreement by clicking on a box indicating "OK".</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-234807r958392_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Note: If the system does not have a graphical user interface installed, this requirement is Not Applicable.

Configure the SUSE operating system file "/etc/gdm/banner" to contain the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner by running the following commands:

> sudo vi /etc/gdm/banner