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CIS Ubuntu 20.04 Level 2 Workstation Benchmark

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Configure ntpd To Run As ntp User

    ntp is a daemon which implements the Network Time Protocol (NTP). It is designed to synchronize system clocks across a variety of systems and use a...
    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
  • Uninstall rsync Package

    The rsyncd service can be used to synchronize files between systems over network links. The <code>rsync</code> package can be removed with the foll...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • 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

    The xinetd package can be removed with the following command:
    $ apt-get remove xinetd
    Rule Low 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 Package

    The rsh-client package contains the client commands for the rsh services
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Remove Rsh Trust Files

    The files <code>/etc/hosts.equiv</code> and <code>~/.rhosts</code> (in each user's home directory) list remote hosts and users that are trusted by ...
    Rule High 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 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

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