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DRAFT - Protection Profile for General Purpose Operating Systems

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SSH client uses strong entropy to seed (Bash-like shells)

    To set up SSH client to use entropy from a high-quality source, make sure that the appropriate shell environment variable is configured. The <code>...
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  • Configure OpenSSH Server if Necessary

    If the system needs to act as an SSH server, then certain changes should be made to the OpenSSH daemon configuration file <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_confi...
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  • Set SSH Client Alive Count Max to zero

    The SSH server sends at most <code>ClientAliveCountMax</code> messages during a SSH session and waits for a response from the SSH client. The optio...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Set SSH Client Alive Interval

    SSH allows administrators to set a network responsiveness timeout interval. After this interval has passed, the unresponsive client will be automat...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Disable Host-Based Authentication

    SSH's cryptographic host-based authentication is more secure than <code>.rhosts</code> authentication. However, it is not recommended that hosts un...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Disable SSH Access via Empty Passwords

    Disallow SSH login with empty passwords. The default SSH configuration disables logins with empty passwords. The appropriate configuration is used ...
    Rule High Severity
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  • Disable GSSAPI Authentication

    Unless needed, SSH should not permit extraneous or unnecessary authentication mechanisms like GSSAPI. <br> The default SSH configuration disallows ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Disable Kerberos Authentication

    Unless needed, SSH should not permit extraneous or unnecessary authentication mechanisms like Kerberos. <br> The default SSH configuration disallow...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Disable SSH Root Login

    The root user should never be allowed to login to a system directly over a network. To disable root login via SSH, add or correct the following lin...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Enable Use of Strict Mode Checking

    SSHs <code>StrictModes</code> option checks file and ownership permissions in the user's home directory <code>.ssh</code> folder before accepting l...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Enable SSH Warning Banner

    To enable the warning banner and ensure it is consistent across the system, add or correct the following line in <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Force frequent session key renegotiation

    The <code>RekeyLimit</code> parameter specifies how often the session key of the is renegotiated, both in terms of amount of data that may be trans...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SSH server uses strong entropy to seed

    To set up SSH server to use entropy from a high-quality source, edit the <code>/etc/sysconfig/sshd</code> file. The <code>SSH_USE_STRONG_RNG</code>...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • USBGuard daemon

    The USBGuard daemon enforces the USB device authorization policy for all USB devices.
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  • Install usbguard Package

    The usbguard package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum install usbguard
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Enable the USBGuard Service

    The USBGuard service should be enabled. The <code>usbguard</code> service can be enabled with the following command: <pre>$ sudo systemctl enable ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Log USBGuard daemon audit events using Linux Audit

    To configure USBGuard daemon to log via Linux Audit (as opposed directly to a file), <code>AuditBackend</code> option in <code>/etc/usbguard/usbgua...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • Authorize Human Interface Devices and USB hubs in USBGuard daemon

    To allow authorization of USB devices combining human interface device and hub capabilities by USBGuard daemon, add the line <code>allow with-inter...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Uninstall python3-abrt-addon Package

    The python3-abrt-addon package can be removed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum erase python3-abrt-addon
    Rule Low Severity
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