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CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Benchmark for Level 2 - Workstation

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Verify Group Ownership on SSH Server Private *_key Key Files

    SSH server private keys, files that match the /etc/ssh/*_key glob, must be group-owned by ssh_keys group.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Group Ownership on SSH Server Public *.pub Key Files

    SSH server public keys, files that match the /etc/ssh/*.pub glob, must be group-owned by root group.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Owner on SSH Server config file

    To properly set the owner of /etc/ssh/sshd_config, run the command:
    $ sudo chown root /etc/ssh/sshd_config 
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Ownership on SSH Server Private *_key Key Files

    SSH server private keys, files that match the /etc/ssh/*_key glob, must be owned by root user.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Ownership on SSH Server Public *.pub Key Files

    SSH server public keys, files that match the /etc/ssh/*.pub glob, must be owned by root user.
    Rule Medium Severity

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