CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Benchmark for Level 2 - Server
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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GNOME Desktop Environment
GNOME is a graphical desktop environment bundled with many Linux distributions that allow users to easily interact with the operating system graphi...Group -
Remove the GDM Package Group
By removing the <code>gdm</code> package, the system no longer has GNOME installed installed. If X Windows is not installed then the system canno...Rule Medium Severity -
Make sure that the dconf databases are up-to-date with regards to respective keyfiles
By default, DConf uses a binary database as a data backend. The system-level database is compiled from keyfiles in the /etc/dconf/db/ directory by ...Rule High Severity -
Configure GNOME Login Screen
In the default GNOME desktop, the login is displayed after system boot and can display user accounts, allow users to reboot the system, and allow u...Group -
Disable the GNOME3 Login User List
In the default graphical environment, users logging directly into the system are greeted with a login screen that displays all known users. This fu...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable XDMCP in GDM
XDMCP is an unencrypted protocol, and therefore, presents a security risk, see e.g. <a href="https://help.gnome.org/admin/gdm/stable/security.html....Rule High Severity -
GNOME Media Settings
GNOME media settings that apply to the graphical interface.Group -
Disable GNOME3 Automounting
The system's default desktop environment, GNOME3, will mount devices and removable media (such as DVDs, CDs and USB flash drives) whenever they are...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable GNOME3 Automount Opening
The system's default desktop environment, GNOME3, will mount devices and removable media (such as DVDs, CDs and USB flash drives) whenever they are...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable GNOME3 Automount running
The system's default desktop environment, GNOME3, will mount devices and removable media (such as DVDs, CDs and USB flash drives) whenever they are...Rule Low Severity
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.
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