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DRAFT - Protection Profile for General Purpose Operating Systems

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Network Time Protocol

    The Network Time Protocol is used to manage the system clock over a network. Computer clocks are not very accurate, so time will drift unpredictabl...
    Group
  • The Chrony package is installed

    System time should be synchronized between all systems in an environment. This is typically done by establishing an authoritative time server or se...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable chrony daemon from acting as server

    The <code>port</code> option in <code>/etc/chrony.conf</code> can be set to <code>0</code> to make chrony daemon to never open any listening port f...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable network management of chrony daemon

    The <code>cmdport</code> option in <code>/etc/chrony.conf</code> can be set to <code>0</code> to stop chrony daemon from listening on the UDP port ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SSH Server

    The SSH protocol is recommended for remote login and remote file transfer. SSH provides confidentiality and integrity for data exchanged between tw...
    Group

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