Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) Essential Eight
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 -
Software Integrity Checking
Both the AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment) software and the RPM package management system provide mechanisms for verifying the integr...Group -
Verify Integrity with RPM
The RPM package management system includes the ability to verify the integrity of installed packages by comparing the installed files with informat...Group -
Verify File Hashes with RPM
Without cryptographic integrity protections, system executables and files can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. The RPM package m...Rule High Severity -
Verify and Correct Ownership with RPM
The RPM package management system can check file ownership permissions of installed software packages, including many that are important to system ...Rule High Severity -
Verify and Correct File Permissions with RPM
The RPM package management system can check file access permissions of installed software packages, including many that are important to system sec...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 !authenticate
The sudo <code>!authenticate</code> option, when specified, allows a user to execute commands using sudo without having to authenticate. This shoul...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure Users Re-Authenticate for Privilege Escalation - sudo NOPASSWD
The sudo <code>NOPASSWD</code> tag, when specified, allows a user to execute commands using sudo without having to authenticate. This should be dis...Rule Medium Severity -
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 -
System Tooling / Utilities
The following checks evaluate the system for recommended base packages -- both for installation and removal.Group -
Install rear Package
Therearpackage can be installed with the following command:$ sudo yum install rear
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Updating Software
The <code>yum</code> command line tool is used to install and update software packages. The system also provides a graphical software update tool i...Group -
Ensure gpgcheck Enabled In Main yum Configuration
The <code>gpgcheck</code> option controls whether RPM packages' signatures are always checked prior to installation. To configure yum to check pack...Rule High Severity -
Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for Local Packages
<code>yum</code> should be configured to verify the signature(s) of local packages prior to installation. To configure <code>yum</code> to verify s...Rule High Severity -
Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for All yum Package Repositories
To ensure signature checking is not disabled for any repos, remove any lines from files in <code>/etc/yum.repos.d</code> of the form: <pre>gpgcheck...Rule High Severity -
Ensure Red Hat GPG Key Installed
To ensure the system can cryptographically verify base software packages come from Red Hat (and to connect to the Red Hat Network to receive them),...Rule High Severity -
Ensure Software Patches Installed
If the system is joined to the Red Hat Network, a Red Hat Satellite Server, or a yum server, run the following command to install updates: <pre>$ ...Rule Medium Severity
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