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ANSSI-BP-028 (intermediary)

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • 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</code> file. This file lists all devices the root...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Secure Session Configuration Files for Login Accounts

    When a user logs into a Unix account, the system configures the user's session by reading a number of files. Many of these files are located in the user's home directory, and may have weak permissi...
    Group
  • Configure Polyinstantiation of /tmp Directories

    To configure polyinstantiated /tmp directories, first create the parent directories which will hold the polyinstantiation child directories. Use the following command: <pre>$ sudo mkdir --mode 000 ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Configure Polyinstantiation of /var/tmp Directories

    To configure polyinstantiated /tmp directories, first create the parent directories which will hold the polyinstantiation child directories. Use the following command: <pre>$ sudo mkdir --mode 000 ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Set Interactive Session Timeout

    Setting the <code>TMOUT</code> option in <code>/etc/profile</code> ensures that all user sessions will terminate based on inactivity. The value of TMOUT should be exported and read only. The <code>...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • User Initialization Files Must Be Group-Owned By The Primary Group

    Change the group owner of interactive users files to the group found in <pre>/etc/passwd</pre> for the user. To change the group owner of a local interactive user home directory, use the following ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • User Initialization Files Must Be Owned By the Primary User

    Set the owner of the user initialization files for interactive users to the primary owner with the following command: <pre>$ sudo chown <i>USER</i> /home/<i>USER</i>/.*</pre> This rule ensures eve...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • All User Files and Directories In The Home Directory Must Be Group-Owned By The Primary Group

    Change the group of a local interactive users files and directories to a group that the interactive user is a member of. To change the group owner of a local interactive users files and directories...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • All User Files and Directories In The Home Directory Must Have a Valid Owner

    Either remove all files and directories from the system that do not have a valid user, or assign a valid user to all unowned files and directories. To assign a valid owner to a local interactive us...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • All User Files and Directories In The Home Directory Must Have Mode 0750 Or Less Permissive

    Set the mode on files and directories in the local interactive user home directory with the following command: <pre>$ sudo chmod 0750 /home/<i>USER</i>/<i>FILE_DIR</i> </pre> Files that beg...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure All User Initialization Files Have Mode 0740 Or Less Permissive

    Set the mode of the user initialization files to 0740 with the following command:
    $ sudo chmod 0740 /home/USER/.INIT_FILE
            
    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 certain types of security-relevant events such as s...
    Group
  • Ensure the audit Subsystem is Installed

    The audit package should be installed.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • 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 disk. The <code>auditd</code> service can be ena...
    Rule Medium 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 for comprehensive auditing, but a full description...
    Group
  • Record Information on the Use of Privileged Commands

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root.
    Group
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - sudo

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • GRUB2 bootloader configuration

    During the boot process, the boot loader is responsible for starting the execution of the kernel and passing options to it. The boot loader allows for the selection of different kernels - possibly ...
    Group
  • Configure L1 Terminal Fault mitigations

    L1 Terminal Fault (L1TF) is a hardware vulnerability which allows unprivileged speculative access to data which is available in the Level 1 Data Cache when the page table entry isn't present. Sele...
    Rule High Severity
  • Force kernel panic on uncorrected MCEs

    A Machine Check Exception is an error generated by the CPU itdetects an error in itself, memory or I/O devices. These errors may be corrected and generate a check log entry, if an error cannot be c...
    Rule Medium Severity

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