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The Chrony package is installed

An XCCDF Rule

Description

System time should be synchronized between all systems in an environment. This is typically done by establishing an authoritative time server or set of servers and having all systems synchronize their clocks to them. The chrony package can be installed with the following command: 

$ apt-get install chrony

Rationale

Time synchronization is important to support time sensitive security mechanisms like Kerberos and also ensures log files have consistent time records across the enterprise, which aids in forensic investigations.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_chrony_installed
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - OS Build Blueprint


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

Remediation - Ansible

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

Remediation - Puppet

include install_chrony

class install_chrony {
  package { 'chrony':
    ensure => 'installed',
  }

Remediation - Shell Script

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

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

else