ANSSI-BP-028 (intermediary)
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Uninstall DHCP Server Package
If the system does not need to act as a DHCP server, the dhcp package can be uninstalled. The <code>dhcp-server</code> package can be removed with...Rule Medium Severity -
Mail Server Software
Mail servers are used to send and receive email over the network. Mail is a very common service, and Mail Transfer Agents (MTAs) are obvious target...Group -
Uninstall Sendmail Package
Sendmail is not the default mail transfer agent and is not installed by default. The <code>sendmail</code> package can be removed with the followin...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure SMTP For Mail Clients
This section discusses settings for Postfix in a submission-only e-mail configuration.Group -
Configure System to Forward All Mail For The Root Account
Make sure that mails delivered to root user are forwarded to a monitored email address. Make sure that the address <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org....Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Postfix Network Listening
Edit the file <code>/etc/postfix/main.cf</code> to ensure that only the following <code>inet_interfaces</code> line appears: <pre>inet_interfaces =...Rule Medium Severity -
Obsolete Services
This section discusses a number of network-visible services which have historically caused problems for system security, and for which disabling or...Group -
Xinetd
The <code>xinetd</code> service acts as a dedicated listener for some network services (mostly, obsolete ones) and can be used to provide access co...Group -
Uninstall xinetd Package
Thexinetd
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo zypper remove xinetd
Rule Low Severity -
NIS
The Network Information Service (NIS), also known as 'Yellow Pages' (YP), and its successor NIS+ have been made obsolete by Kerberos, LDAP, and oth...Group -
Remove NIS Client
The Network Information Service (NIS), formerly known as Yellow Pages, is a client-server directory service protocol used to distribute system conf...Rule Unknown Severity -
Uninstall ypserv Package
Theypserv
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo zypper remove ypserv
Rule High Severity -
Rlogin, Rsh, and Rexec
The Berkeley r-commands are legacy services which allow cleartext remote access and have an insecure trust model.Group -
Uninstall rsh-server Package
Thersh-server
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo zypper remove rsh-server
Rule High Severity -
Uninstall rsh Package
Thersh
package contains the client commands for the rsh servicesRule Unknown Severity -
Chat/Messaging Services
The talk software makes it possible for users to send and receive messages across systems through a terminal session.Group -
Uninstall talk-server Package
Thetalk-server
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo zypper remove talk-server
Rule Medium Severity -
Uninstall talk Package
The <code>talk</code> package contains the client program for the Internet talk protocol, which allows the user to chat with other users on differe...Rule Medium Severity -
Telnet
The telnet protocol does not provide confidentiality or integrity for information transmitted on the network. This includes authentication informat...Group -
Uninstall telnet-server Package
Thetelnet-server
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo zypper remove telnet-server
Rule High Severity
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