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Install AIDE

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The aide package can be installed with the following command:

$ sudo yum 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 - Anaconda Pre-Install Instructions


package --add=aide

Remediation - OS Build Blueprint


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

Remediation - Ansible

- name: Ensure aide is installed
  package:
    name: aide
    state: present
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:

Remediation - Puppet

include install_aide

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

Remediation - Shell Script

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then

if ! rpm -q --quiet "aide" ; then
    yum install -y "aide"
fi