CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Benchmark for Level 2 - Server
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
-
Verify ownership of Message of the Day Banner
To properly set the owner of/etc/motd
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/motd
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify permissions on System Login Banner
To properly set the permissions of/etc/issue
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/issue
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify permissions on System Login Banner for Remote Connections
To properly set the permissions of/etc/issue.net
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/issue.net
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify permissions on Message of the Day Banner
To properly set the permissions of/etc/motd
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/motd
Rule Medium Severity -
Implement a GUI Warning Banner
In the default graphical environment, users logging directly into the system are greeted with a login screen provided by the GNOME Display Manager ...Group
Node 2
The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.
Capacity
Modules