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CIS Ubuntu 22.04 Level 1 Server Benchmark

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Ensure SSH MaxStartups is configured

    The MaxStartups parameter specifies the maximum number of concurrent unauthenticated connections to the SSH daemon. Additional connections will be ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Use Only Strong Ciphers

    Limit the ciphers to strong algorithms. Counter (CTR) mode is also preferred over cipher-block chaining (CBC) mode. The following line in <code>/et...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Use Only Strong Key Exchange algorithms

    Limit the Key Exchange to strong algorithms. The following line in <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code> demonstrates use of those: <pre>KexAlgorithms ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Use Only Strong MACs

    Limit the MACs to strong hash algorithms. The following line in <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code> demonstrates use of those MACs: <pre>MACs <xccdf-...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • X Window System

    The X Window System implementation included with the system is called X.org.
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