Uninstall nginx Package
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The nginx package can be removed with the following command:
$ apt-get remove nginx
Rationale
If there is no need to make the web server software available, removing it provides a safeguard against its activation.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_nginx_removed
- Severity
- Unknown
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Ensure nginx is removed
package:
name: nginx
state: absent
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
Remediation - Puppet
include remove_nginx
class remove_nginx {
package { 'nginx':
ensure => 'purged',
}
Remediation - Shell Script
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove nginx
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on nginx. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!