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Canonical Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) V1R9

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Set the UEFI Boot Loader Password

    The grub2 boot loader should have a superuser account and password protection enabled to protect boot-time settings. <br><br> Since plaintext passw...
    Rule High Severity
  • Configure Syslog

    The syslog service has been the default Unix logging mechanism for many years. It has a number of downsides, including inconsistent log format, lac...
    Group
  • Enable rsyslog Service

    The <code>rsyslog</code> service provides syslog-style logging by default on Ubuntu 20.04. The <code>rsyslog</code> service can be enabled with th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure real-time clock is set to UTC

    Ensure that the system real-time clock (RTC) is set to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
    Rule High Severity
  • Ensure Proper Configuration of Log Files

    The file <code>/etc/rsyslog.conf</code> controls where log message are written. These are controlled by lines called <i>rules</i>, which consist of...
    Group

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