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AlmaLinux OS 9 must conceal, via the session lock, information previously visible on the display with a publicly viewable image.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Setting the screensaver mode to blank-only conceals the contents of the display from passersby.

ID
SV-269104r1049986_rule
Version
ALMA-09-001230
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure AlmaLinux OS 9 to prevent a user from overriding the picture-uri setting for graphical user interfaces.

First, in the file "/etc/dconf/db/local.d/00-security-settings" add or update the following lines:

[org/gnome/desktop/screensaver]
picture-uri=''