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DISA STIG for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Disable Quagga if Possible

    If Quagga was installed and activated, but the system does not need to act as a router, then it should be disabled and removed.
    Group
  • Uninstall quagga Package

    The quagga package can be removed with the following command:
     $ sudo dnf erase quagga
    Rule Low Severity
  • SSH Server

    The SSH protocol is recommended for remote login and remote file transfer. SSH provides confidentiality and integrity for data exchanged between tw...
    Group
  • Install OpenSSH client software

    The openssh-clients package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf install openssh-clients
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Install the OpenSSH Server Package

    The <code>openssh-server</code> package should be installed. The <code>openssh-server</code> package can be installed with the following command: <...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable the OpenSSH Service

    The SSH server service, sshd, is commonly needed. The <code>sshd</code> service can be enabled with the following command: <pre>$ sudo systemctl e...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Group Who Owns SSH Server config file

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/ssh/sshd_config, run the command:
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/ssh/sshd_config
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Owner on SSH Server config file

    To properly set the owner of /etc/ssh/sshd_config, run the command:
    $ sudo chown root /etc/ssh/sshd_config 
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Permissions on SSH Server config file

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/ssh/sshd_config, run the command:
    $ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/ssh/sshd_config
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Permissions on SSH Server Private *_key Key Files

    SSH server private keys - files that match the <code>/etc/ssh/*_key</code> glob, have to have restricted permissions. If those files are owned by t...
    Rule Medium Severity

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