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

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  • Ensure iptables Firewall Rules Exist for All Open Ports

    Any ports that have been opened on non-loopback addresses need firewall rules to govern traffic.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • IPv6

    The system includes support for Internet Protocol version 6. A major and often-mentioned improvement over IPv4 is its enormous increase in the numb...
    Group
  • Configure IPv6 Settings if Necessary

    A major feature of IPv6 is the extent to which systems implementing it can automatically configure their networking devices using information from ...
    Group
  • Configure Accepting Router Advertisements on All IPv6 Interfaces

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net.ip...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable Accepting ICMP Redirects for All IPv6 Interfaces

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w...
    Rule Medium Severity

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