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CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Benchmark for Level 1 - Server

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Ensure users' .netrc Files are not group or world accessible

    While the system administrator can establish secure permissions for users' .netrc files, the users can easily override these. This rule ensures ev...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable systemd-journal-remote Socket

    Journald supports the ability to receive messages from remote hosts, thus acting as a log server. Clients should not receive data from other hosts....
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Permissions and Ownership of Old Passwords File

    To properly set the owner of <code>/etc/security/opasswd</code>, run the command: <pre>$ sudo chown root /etc/security/opasswd </pre> To properly ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Group Who Owns /etc/shells File

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/shells, run the command:
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/shells
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Who Owns /etc/shells File

    To properly set the owner of /etc/shells, run the command:
    $ sudo chown root /etc/shells 
    Rule Medium Severity

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