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VPP - Protection Profile for Virtualization v. 1.0 for Red Hat Virtualization Host (RHVH)

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Verify Only Root Has UID 0

    If any account other than root has a UID of 0, this misconfiguration should be investigated and the accounts other than root should be removed or h...
    Rule High Severity
  • Direct root Logins Not Allowed

    To further limit access to the <code>root</code> account, administrators can disable root logins at the console by editing the <code>/etc/securetty...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure that System Accounts Are Locked

    Some accounts are not associated with a human user of the system, and exist to perform some administrative functions. An attacker should not be abl...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Restrict Serial Port Root Logins

    To restrict root logins on serial ports, ensure lines of this form do not appear in /etc/securetty:
    ttyS0
    ttyS1
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Restrict Virtual Console Root Logins

    To restrict root logins through the (deprecated) virtual console devices, ensure lines of this form do not appear in <code>/etc/securetty</code>: <...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • System Accounting with auditd

    The audit service provides substantial capabilities for recording system activities. By default, the service audits about SELinux AVC denials and c...
    Group
  • Enable auditd Service

    The <code>auditd</code> service is an essential userspace component of the Linux Auditing System, as it is responsible for writing audit records to...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable Auditing for Processes Which Start Prior to the Audit Daemon

    To ensure all processes can be audited, even those which start prior to the audit daemon, add the argument <code>audit=1</code> to the default GRUB...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Configure auditd Rules for Comprehensive Auditing

    The <code>auditd</code> program can perform comprehensive monitoring of system activity. This section describes recommended configuration settings ...
    Group
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on Exporting to Media (successful)

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect media exportation events for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to u...
    Rule Medium Severity

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