CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Benchmark for Level 1 - Server
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Use Only FIPS 140-2 Validated Ciphers
Limit the ciphers to those algorithms which are FIPS-approved. Counter (CTR) mode is also preferred over cipher-block chaining (CBC) mode. The foll...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure Authentication Required for Single User Mode
Single user mode is used for recovery when the system detects an issue during boot or by manual selection from the bootloader.Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Firewalld to Restrict Loopback Traffic
Configure <code>firewalld</code> to restrict loopback traffic to the <code>lo</code> interface. The loopback traffic must be trusted by assigning ...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Firewalld to Trust Loopback Traffic
Assign loopback interface to the <code>firewalld</code> <code>trusted</code> zone in order to explicitly allow the loopback traffic in the system. ...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
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