ANSSI-BP-028 (high)
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Ensure gpgcheck Enabled In Main zypper Configuration
The <code>gpgcheck</code> option controls whether RPM packages' signatures are always checked prior to installation. To configure zypper to check p...Rule High Severity -
Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for Local Packages
<code>zypper</code> should be configured to verify the signature(s) of local packages prior to installation. To configure <code>zypper</code> to ve...Rule High Severity -
Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for All zypper 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 Software Patches Installed
If the system is configured for online updates, invoking the following command will list available security updates: <pre>$ sudo zypper refresh &a...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable dnf-automatic Timer
Thednf-automatictimer can be enabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl enable dnf-automatic.timer
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 -
Protect Accounts by Configuring PAM
PAM, or Pluggable Authentication Modules, is a system which implements modular authentication for Linux programs. PAM provides a flexible and confi...Group -
Set Up a Private Namespace in PAM Configuration
To setup a private namespace add the following line to/etc/pam.d/login:session required pam_namespace.so
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Set Lockouts for Failed Password Attempts
The <code>pam_faillock</code> PAM module provides the capability to lock out user accounts after a number of failed login attempts. Its documentati...Group -
Limit Password Reuse
Do not allow users to reuse recent passwords. This can be accomplished by using the <code>remember</code> option for the <code>pam_unix</code> or <...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Deny For Failed Password Attempts
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 operating system must lock an account after - at most - <xccdf-1.2:sub xmlns:xccdf-1.2="http://checklists.nist.gov/xcc...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure the root Account lock for Failed Password Attempts via pam_tally2
This rule configures the system to lock out therootaccount after a number of incorrect login attempts usingpam_tally2.so.Rule Medium Severity -
Set Lockout Time for Failed Password Attempts using pam_tally2
This rule configures the system to lock out accounts during a specified time period after a number of incorrect login attempts using <code>pam_tall...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Password Quality Requirements
The default <code>pam_pwquality</code> PAM module provides strength checking for passwords. It performs a number of checks, such as making sure pas...Group -
Set Password Quality Requirements, if using pam_cracklib
The <code>pam_cracklib</code> PAM module can be configured to meet requirements for a variety of policies. <br><br> For example, to configure <code...Group -
Set Password Strength Minimum Digit Characters
The pam_cracklib module's <code>dcredit</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of digits in a password. When set to a negative number, an...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Password Strength Minimum Lowercase Characters
The pam_cracklib module's <code>lcredit=</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of lowercase letters in a password. When set to a negativ...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Password Minimum Length
The pam_cracklib module's <code>minlen</code> parameter controls requirements for minimum characters required in a password. Add <code>minlen=<xccd...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Password Strength Minimum Special Characters
The pam_cracklib module's <code>ocredit=</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of special (or ``other'') characters in a password. When ...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Password Strength Minimum Uppercase Characters
The pam_cracklib module's <code>ucredit=</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of uppercase letters in a password. When set to a negativ...Rule Medium Severity
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