CIS Ubuntu 20.04 Level 2 Server Benchmark
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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FTP Server
FTP is a common method for allowing remote access to files. Like telnet, the FTP protocol is unencrypted, which means that passwords and other data...Group -
Disable vsftpd if Possible
To minimize attack surface, disable vsftpd if at all possible.Group -
Uninstall vsftpd Package
Thevsftpd
package can be removed with the following command:$ apt-get remove vsftpd
Rule High Severity -
Web Server
The web server is responsible for providing access to content via the HTTP protocol. Web servers represent a significant security risk because: <br...Group -
Disable Apache if Possible
If Apache was installed and activated, but the system does not need to act as a web server, then it should be disabled and removed from the system.Group -
Uninstall httpd Package
Theapache2
package can be removed with the following command:$ apt-get remove apache2
Rule Unknown Severity -
Disable NGINX if Possible
If NGINX was installed and activated, but the system does not need to act as a web server, then it should be removed from the system.Group -
Uninstall nginx Package
Thenginx
package can be removed with the following command:$ apt-get remove nginx
Rule Unknown Severity -
IMAP and POP3 Server
Dovecot provides IMAP and POP3 services. It is not installed by default. The project page at <a href="http://www.dovecot.org">http://www.dovec...Group -
Disable Cyrus IMAP
If the system does not need to operate as an IMAP or POP3 server, the Cyrus IMAP software should be removed.Group -
Uninstall cyrus-imapd Package
Thecyrus-imapd
package can be removed with the following command:$ apt-get remove cyrus-imapd
Rule Unknown Severity -
Disable Dovecot
If the system does not need to operate as an IMAP or POP3 server, the dovecot software should be disabled and removed.Group -
Uninstall dovecot Package
Thedovecot-core
package can be removed with the following command:$ apt-get remove dovecot-core
Rule Unknown Severity -
LDAP
LDAP is a popular directory service, that is, a standardized way of looking up information from a central database. Ubuntu 20.04 includes software ...Group -
Configure OpenLDAP Clients
This section provides information on which security settings are important to configure in OpenLDAP clients by manually editing the appropriate con...Group -
Ensure LDAP client is not installed
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a service that provides a method for looking up information from a central database. The <code>...Rule Low Severity -
Configure OpenLDAP Server
This section details some security-relevant settings for an OpenLDAP server.Group -
Uninstall openldap-servers Package
The slapd package is not installed by default on a Ubuntu 20.04 system. It is needed only by the OpenLDAP server, not by the clients which use LDAP...Rule Low 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 -
Ensure Mail Transfer Agent is not Listening on any non-loopback Address
Mail Transfer Agents (MTA), such as sendmail and Postfix, are used to listen for incoming mail and transfer the messages to the appropriate user or...Rule Medium Severity
Node 2
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