CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Benchmark for Level 1 - Workstation
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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SNMP Server
The Simple Network Management Protocol allows administrators to monitor the state of network devices, including computers. Older versions of SNMP were well-known for weak security, such as plaintex...Group -
Disable SNMP Server if Possible
The system includes an SNMP daemon that allows for its remote monitoring, though it not installed by default. If it was installed and activated but is not needed, the software should be disabled an...Group -
Uninstall net-snmp Package
Thenet-snmp
package provides the snmpd service. Thenet-snmp
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo yum erase net-snmp
Rule Unknown Severity -
SSH Server
The SSH protocol is recommended for remote login and remote file transfer. SSH provides confidentiality and integrity for data exchanged between two systems, as well as server authentication, throu...Group -
Verify Group Who Owns SSH Server config file
To properly set the group owner of/etc/ssh/sshd_config
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Rule Medium Severity
Node 2
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