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PCI-DSS v3.2.1 Control Baseline for SUSE Linux enterprise 15

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Install the Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) Module

    Install the McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) Module if it is absolutely necessary. If SELinux is enabled, do not install or enable th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • GNOME Desktop Environment

    GNOME is a graphical desktop environment bundled with many Linux distributions that allow users to easily interact with the operating system graphi...
    Group
  • Make sure that the dconf databases are up-to-date with regards to respective keyfiles

    By default, DConf uses a binary database as a data backend. The system-level database is compiled from keyfiles in the /etc/dconf/db/ directory by ...
    Rule High Severity
  • Configure GNOME Screen Locking

    In the default GNOME3 desktop, the screen can be locked by selecting the user name in the far right corner of the main panel and selecting <b>Lock<...
    Group
  • Enable GNOME3 Screensaver Idle Activation

    To activate the screensaver in the GNOME3 desktop after a period of inactivity, add or set <code>idle-activation-enabled</code> to <code>true</code...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set GNOME3 Screensaver Inactivity Timeout

    The idle time-out value for inactivity in the GNOME3 desktop is configured via the <code>idle-delay</code> setting must be set under an appropriate...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable GNOME3 Screensaver Lock After Idle Period

    To activate locking of the screensaver in the GNOME3 desktop when it is activated, run the following command to configure the SUSE operating syste...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Implement Blank Screensaver

    On SUSE users should set the screensaver to use publicly viewable images or blank screen by doing the following: Find the Settings menu and then...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Users Cannot Change GNOME3 Session Idle Settings

    If not already configured, ensure that users cannot change GNOME3 session idle settings by adding <code>/org/gnome/desktop/session/idle-delay</code...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Updating Software

    The <code>zypper</code> command line tool is used to install and update software packages. The system also provides a graphical software update too...
    Group

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