DRAFT - Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) Essential Eight
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Verify firewalld Enabled
Thefirewalldservice can be enabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl enable firewalld.service
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File Permissions and Masks
Traditional Unix security relies heavily on file and directory permissions to prevent unauthorized users from reading or modifying files to which t...Group -
Verify Permissions on Important Files and Directories
Permissions for many files on a system must be set restrictively to ensure sensitive information is properly protected. This section discusses impo...Group -
Verify that All World-Writable Directories Have Sticky Bits Set
When the so-called 'sticky bit' is set on a directory, only the owner of a given file may remove that file from the directory. Without the sticky b...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure All SGID Executables Are Authorized
The SGID (set group id) bit should be set only on files that were installed via authorized means. A straightforward means of identifying unauthoriz...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure All SUID Executables Are Authorized
The SUID (set user id) bit should be set only on files that were installed via authorized means. A straightforward means of identifying unauthorize...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure No World-Writable Files Exist
It is generally a good idea to remove global (other) write access to a file when it is discovered. However, check with documentation for specific a...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify File Permissions Within Some Important Directories
Some directories contain files whose confidentiality or integrity is notably important and may also be susceptible to misconfiguration over time, p...Group -
Verify that System Executables Have Root Ownership
System executables are stored in the following directories by default: <pre>/bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/libexec /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin /usr/sb...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify that Shared Library Files Have Root Ownership
System-wide shared library files, which are linked to executables during process load time or run time, are stored in the following directories by ...Rule Medium Severity
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