CCN Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 - Basic
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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System Settings
Contains rules that check correct system settings.Group -
Installing and Maintaining Software
The following sections contain information on security-relevant choices during the initial operating system installation process and the setup of s...Group -
System and Software Integrity
System and software integrity can be gained by installing antivirus, increasing system encryption strength with FIPS, verifying installed software,...Group -
System Cryptographic Policies
Linux has the capability to centrally configure cryptographic polices. The command <code>update-crypto-policies</code> is used to set the policy ap...Group -
Configure System Cryptography Policy
To configure the system cryptography policy to use ciphers only from the <code><xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_system_...Rule High Severity -
Configure SSH to use System Crypto Policy
Crypto Policies provide a centralized control over crypto algorithms usage of many packages. SSH is supported by crypto policy, but the SSH configu...Rule Medium Severity -
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 -
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 -
Sudo
<code>Sudo</code>, which stands for "su 'do'", provides the ability to delegate authority to certain users, groups of users, or system administrato...Group -
Ensure Users Re-Authenticate for Privilege Escalation - sudo
The sudo <code>NOPASSWD</code> and <code>!authenticate</code> option, when specified, allows a user to execute commands using sudo without having t...Rule Medium Severity -
Require Re-Authentication When Using the sudo Command
The sudo <code>timestamp_timeout</code> tag sets the amount of time sudo password prompt waits. The default <code>timestamp_timeout</code> value is...Rule Medium Severity -
Account and Access Control
In traditional Unix security, if an attacker gains shell access to a certain login account, they can perform any action or access any file to which...Group -
Enable authselect
Configure user authentication setup to use the <code>authselect</code> tool. If authselect profile is selected, the rule will enable the <xccdf-1.2...Rule Medium Severity -
Warning Banners for System Accesses
Each system should expose as little information about itself as possible. <br><br> System banners, which are typically displayed just before a logi...Group -
Modify the System Login Banner
To configure the system login banner edit <code>/etc/issue</code>. Replace the default text with a message compliant with the local site policy or...Rule Medium Severity -
Modify the System Login Banner for Remote Connections
To configure the system login banner edit <code>/etc/issue.net</code>. Replace the default text with a message compliant with the local site policy...Rule Medium Severity -
Modify the System Message of the Day Banner
To configure the system message banner edit <code>/etc/motd</code>. Replace the default text with a message compliant with the local site policy or...Rule Medium Severity -
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 ...Group -
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 scr...Rule Medium Severity -
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 th...Rule Medium Severity
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