Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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System Settings
Contains rules that check correct system settings.Group -
Installing and Maintaining Software
The following sections contain information on security-relevant choices during the initial operating system installation process and the setup of s...Group -
System and Software Integrity
System and software integrity can be gained by installing antivirus, increasing system encryption strength with FIPS, verifying installed software,...Group -
Software Integrity Checking
Both the AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment) software and the RPM package management system provide mechanisms for verifying the integr...Group -
Verify Integrity with RPM
The RPM package management system includes the ability to verify the integrity of installed packages by comparing the installed files with informat...Group -
Verify File Hashes with RPM
Without cryptographic integrity protections, system executables and files can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. The RPM package m...Rule High Severity -
Verify and Correct File Permissions with RPM
The RPM package management system can check file access permissions of installed software packages, including many that are important to system sec...Rule High Severity -
Verify Integrity with AIDE
AIDE conducts integrity checks by comparing information about files with previously-gathered information. Ideally, the AIDE database is created imm...Group -
Install AIDE
Theaidepackage can be installed with the following command:$ sudo yum install aide
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Build and Test AIDE Database
Run the following command to generate a new database: <pre>$ sudo /usr/sbin/aide --init</pre> By default, the database will be written to the fil...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Periodic Execution of AIDE
At a minimum, AIDE should be configured to run a weekly scan. To implement a daily execution of AIDE at 4:05am using cron, add the following line t...Rule Medium Severity -
System Cryptographic Policies
Linux has the capability to centrally configure cryptographic polices. The command <code>update-crypto-policies</code> is used to set the policy ap...Group -
Configure System Cryptography Policy
To configure the system cryptography policy to use ciphers only from the <code><xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_system_...Rule High Severity -
Configure SSH to use System Crypto Policy
Crypto Policies provide a centralized control over crypto algorithms usage of many packages. SSH is supported by crypto policy, but the SSH configu...Rule Medium Severity -
GNOME Desktop Environment
GNOME is a graphical desktop environment bundled with many Linux distributions that allow users to easily interact with the operating system graphi...Group -
Make sure that the dconf databases are up-to-date with regards to respective keyfiles
By default, DConf uses a binary database as a data backend. The system-level database is compiled from keyfiles in the /etc/dconf/db/ directory by ...Rule High Severity -
Configure GNOME Screen Locking
In the default GNOME3 desktop, the screen can be locked by selecting the user name in the far right corner of the main panel and selecting <b>Lock<...Group -
Enable GNOME3 Screensaver Idle Activation
To activate the screensaver in the GNOME3 desktop after a period of inactivity, add or set <code>idle-activation-enabled</code> to <code>true</code...Rule Medium Severity -
Set GNOME3 Screensaver Inactivity Timeout
The idle time-out value for inactivity in the GNOME3 desktop is configured via the <code>idle-delay</code> setting must be set under an appropriate...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable GNOME3 Screensaver Lock After Idle Period
To activate locking of the screensaver in the GNOME3 desktop when it is activated, add or set <code>lock-enabled</code> to <code>true</code> in <c...Rule Medium Severity -
Implement Blank Screensaver
To set the screensaver mode in the GNOME3 desktop to a blank screen, add or set <code>picture-uri</code> to <code>string ''</code> in <code>/etc...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure Users Cannot Change GNOME3 Session Idle Settings
If not already configured, ensure that users cannot change GNOME3 session idle settings by adding <code>/org/gnome/desktop/session/idle-delay</code...Rule Medium Severity -
Updating Software
The <code>yum</code> command line tool is used to install and update software packages. The system also provides a graphical software update tool i...Group -
Ensure gpgcheck Enabled In Main yum Configuration
The <code>gpgcheck</code> option controls whether RPM packages' signatures are always checked prior to installation. To configure yum to check pack...Rule High Severity -
Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for All yum Package Repositories
To ensure signature checking is not disabled for any repos, remove any lines from files in <code>/etc/yum.repos.d</code> of the form: <pre>gpgcheck...Rule High Severity -
Ensure Oracle Linux GPG Key Installed
To ensure the system can cryptographically verify base software packages come from Oracle (and to connect to the Unbreakable Linux Network to recei...Rule High Severity -
Ensure Software Patches Installed
If the system is joined to the ULN or a yum server, run the following command to install updates: <pre>$ sudo yum update</pre> If the system is no...Rule Medium Severity -
Account and Access Control
In traditional Unix security, if an attacker gains shell access to a certain login account, they can perform any action or access any file to which...Group -
Enable authselect
Configure user authentication setup to use the <code>authselect</code> tool. If authselect profile is selected, the rule will enable the <xccdf-1.2...Rule Medium Severity -
Protect Accounts by Configuring PAM
PAM, or Pluggable Authentication Modules, is a system which implements modular authentication for Linux programs. PAM provides a flexible and confi...Group -
Ensure PAM Displays Last Logon/Access Notification
To configure the system to notify users of last logon/access using <code>pam_lastlog</code>, add or correct the <code>pam_lastlog</code> settings i...Rule Low Severity -
Set Password Quality Requirements
The default <code>pam_pwquality</code> PAM module provides strength checking for passwords. It performs a number of checks, such as making sure pas...Group -
Set Password Quality Requirements with pam_pwquality
The <code>pam_pwquality</code> PAM module can be configured to meet requirements for a variety of policies. <br><br> For example, to configure <cod...Group -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Different Characters
The pam_pwquality module's <code>difok</code> parameter sets the number of characters in a password that must not be present in and old password du...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Length
The pam_pwquality module's <code>minlen</code> parameter controls requirements for minimum characters required in a password. Add <code>minlen=<xcc...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Password Hashing Algorithm
The system's default algorithm for storing password hashes in/etc/shadowis SHA-512. This can be configured in several locations.Group -
Set Password Hashing Algorithm in /etc/libuser.conf
In <code>/etc/libuser.conf</code>, add or correct the following line in its <code>[defaults]</code> section to ensure the system will use the SHA-5...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Password Hashing Algorithm in /etc/login.defs
In <code>/etc/login.defs</code>, add or correct the following line to ensure the system will use <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content...Rule Medium Severity -
Set PAM''s Password Hashing Algorithm - password-auth
The PAM system service can be configured to only store encrypted representations of passwords. In <code>/etc/pam.d/password-auth</code>, the <code>...Rule Medium Severity -
Set PAM''s Password Hashing Algorithm
The PAM system service can be configured to only store encrypted representations of passwords. In "/etc/pam.d/system-auth", the <code>password</cod...Rule Medium Severity -
Protect Accounts by Restricting Password-Based Login
Conventionally, Unix shell accounts are accessed by providing a username and password to a login program, which tests these values for correctness ...Group -
Set Account Expiration Parameters
Accounts can be configured to be automatically disabled after a certain time period, meaning that they will require administrator interaction to be...Group -
Set Account Expiration Following Inactivity
To specify the number of days after a password expires (which signifies inactivity) until an account is permanently disabled, add or correct the fo...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure All Accounts on the System Have Unique Names
Ensure accounts on the system have unique names. To ensure all accounts have unique names, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo getent passwd | ...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Password Expiration Parameters
The file <code>/etc/login.defs</code> controls several password-related settings. Programs such as <code>passwd</code>, <code>su</code>, and <code>...Group -
Set Password Minimum Age
To specify password minimum age for new accounts, edit the file <code>/etc/login.defs</code> and add or correct the following line: <pre>PASS_MIN_D...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Proper Storage and Existence of Password Hashes
By default, password hashes for local accounts are stored in the second field (colon-separated) in <code>/etc/shadow</code>. This file should be re...Group -
Verify All Account Password Hashes are Shadowed
If any password hashes are stored in <code>/etc/passwd</code> (in the second field, instead of an <code>x</code> or <code>*</code>), the cause of t...Rule Medium Severity -
All GIDs referenced in /etc/passwd must be defined in /etc/group
Add a group to the system for each GID referenced without a corresponding group.Rule Low Severity -
Prevent Login to Accounts With Empty Password
If an account is configured for password authentication but does not have an assigned password, it may be possible to log into the account without ...Rule High Severity
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