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CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Benchmark for Level 2 - Workstation

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  • Verify ownership of System Login Banner for Remote Connections

    To properly set the owner of /etc/issue.net, run the command: 
    $ sudo chown root /etc/issue.net
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify ownership of Message of the Day Banner

    To properly set the owner of /etc/motd, run the command: 
    $ sudo chown root /etc/motd
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify permissions on System Login Banner

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/issue, run the command: 
    $ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/issue
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify permissions on System Login Banner for Remote Connections

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/issue.net, run the command: 
    $ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/issue.net
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify permissions on Message of the Day Banner

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/motd, run the command: 
    $ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/motd
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Implement a GUI Warning Banner

    In the default graphical environment, users logging directly into the system are greeted with a login screen provided by the GNOME Display Manager (GDM). The warning banner should be displayed in t...
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  • Enable GNOME3 Login Warning Banner

    In the default graphical environment, displaying a login warning banner in the GNOME Display Manager's login screen can be enabled on the login screen by setting <code>banner-message-enable</code> ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Set the GNOME3 Login Warning Banner Text

    In the default graphical environment, configuring the login warning banner text in the GNOME Display Manager's login screen can be configured on the login screen by setting <code>banner-message-tex...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Protect Accounts by Configuring PAM

    PAM, or Pluggable Authentication Modules, is a system which implements modular authentication for Linux programs. PAM provides a flexible and configurable architecture for authentication, and it sh...
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  • Install pam_pwquality Package

    The libpwquality package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum install libpwquality
    Rule Medium Severity
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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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