DRAFT - Protection Profile for General Purpose Operating Systems
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Configure auditing of unsuccessful file creations
Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to create a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditing of successful file creations
Ensure that successful attempts to create a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file crea...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditing of unsuccessful file deletions
Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to delete a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditing of successful file deletions
Ensure that successful attempts to delete a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file dele...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure immutable Audit login UIDs
Configure kernel to prevent modification of login UIDs once they are set. Changing login UIDs while this configuration is enforced requires special...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditing of unsuccessful file modifications
Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to modify a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditing of successful file modifications
Ensure that successful attempts to modify a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file modi...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditing of loading and unloading of kernel modules
Ensure that loading and unloading of kernel modules is audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## These rules watch ...Rule Medium Severity -
Perform general configuration of Audit for OSPP
Configure some basic <code>Audit</code> parameters specific for OSPP profile. In particular, configure <code>Audit</code> to watch for direct modif...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditing of unsuccessful ownership changes
Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to change an ownership of files or directories are audited. The following rules configure audit as described abo...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditing of successful ownership changes
Ensure that successful attempts to change an ownership of files or directories are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditing of unsuccessful permission changes
Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to change file or directory permissions are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pr...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditing of successful permission changes
Ensure that successful attempts to modify permissions of files or directories are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above:...Rule Medium Severity -
GRUB2 bootloader configuration
During the boot process, the boot loader is responsible for starting the execution of the kernel and passing options to it. The boot loader allows ...Group -
Configure kernel to zero out memory before allocation
To configure the kernel to zero out memory before allocating it, add the <code>init_on_alloc=1</code> argument to the default GRUB 2 command line. ...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable randomization of the page allocator
To enable randomization of the page allocator in the kernel, add the <code>page_alloc.shuffle=1</code> argument to the default GRUB 2 command line....Rule Medium Severity -
Disable vsyscalls
To disable use of virtual syscalls, add the argument <code>vsyscall=none</code> to the default GRUB 2 command line for the Linux operating system. ...Rule Medium Severity -
UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configuration
UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configurationGroup -
Set the UEFI Boot Loader Password
The grub2 boot loader should have a superuser account and password protection enabled to protect boot-time settings. <br><br> Since plaintext passw...Rule High Severity -
Configure Syslog
The syslog service has been the default Unix logging mechanism for many years. It has a number of downsides, including inconsistent log format, lac...Group
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