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DISA STIG for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Verify Owner on cron.deny

    To properly set the owner of /etc/cron.deny, run the command:
    $ sudo chown root /etc/cron.deny 
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The s-nail Package Is Installed

    A mail server is required for sending emails. The s-nail package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf install s-nail
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure All User Initialization Files Have Mode 0740 Or Less Permissive

    Set the mode of the user initialization files, including the <code>root</code> user, to <code>0740</code> with the following commands: <pre> $ sudo chmod 0740 /root/.<i>INIT_FILE</i> $ sudo chmod 0...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The File /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/50-redhat.conf Must Exist

    The /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/50-redhat.conf file must exist as it contains important settings to secure SSH.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SSHD Must Include System Crypto Policy Config File

    SSHD should follow the system cryptographic policy. In order to accomplish this the SSHD configuration should include the system
    Rule Medium Severity

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