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DRAFT - Unclassified Information in Non-federal Information Systems and Organizations (NIST 800-171)

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Disable SCTP Support

    The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) is a transport layer protocol, designed to support the idea of message-oriented communication, with several streams of messages within one connection...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable TIPC Support

    The Transparent Inter-Process Communication (TIPC) protocol is designed to provide communications between nodes in a cluster. To configure the system to prevent the <code>tipc</code> kernel module...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Wireless Networking

    Wireless networking, such as 802.11 (WiFi) and Bluetooth, can present a security risk to sensitive or classified systems and networks. Wireless networking hardware is much more likely to be include...
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  • Disable Wireless Through Software Configuration

    If it is impossible to remove the wireless hardware from the device in question, disable as much of it as possible through software. The following methods can disable software support for wireless ...
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  • Disable Bluetooth Kernel Module

    The kernel's module loading system can be configured to prevent loading of the Bluetooth module. Add the following to the appropriate <code>/etc/modprobe.d</code> configuration file to prevent the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • 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 they should not have access. <br> <br> Severa...
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  • Restrict Partition Mount Options

    System partitions can be mounted with certain options that limit what files on those partitions can do. These options are set in the <code>/etc/fstab</code> configuration file, and can be used to m...
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  • Add nodev Option to /var/log/audit

    The <code>nodev</code> mount option can be used to prevent device files from being created in <code>/var/log/audit</code>. Legitimate character and block devices should exist only in the <code>/dev...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add noexec Option to /var/log/audit

    The <code>noexec</code> mount option can be used to prevent binaries from being executed out of <code>/var/log/audit</code>. Add the <code>noexec</code> option to the fourth column of <code>/etc/fs...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add nosuid Option to /var/log/audit

    The <code>nosuid</code> mount option can be used to prevent execution of setuid programs in <code>/var/log/audit</code>. The SUID and SGID permissions should not be required in directories containi...
    Rule Medium Severity

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