ANSSI-BP-028 (minimal)
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Enable dnf-automatic Timer
Thednf-automatic
timer can be enabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl enable dnf-automatic.timer
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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 that account has access. Therefore, making it mor...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 configurable architecture for authentication, and it sh...Group -
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 documentation is available in <code>/usr/share/doc/pam-VERSIO...Group -
Limit Password Reuse
Do not allow users to reuse recent passwords. This can be accomplished by using theremember
option for thepam_unix
orpam_pwhistory
PAM modules.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/xccdf/1.2" idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure the root Account lock for Failed Password Attempts via pam_tally2
This rule configures the system to lock out theroot
account after a number of incorrect login attempts usingpam_tally2.so
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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 usingpam_tally2.so
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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 passwords are not similar to dictionary words, are of...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>pam_cracklib</code> to require at least...Group
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