PCI-DSS v4.0 Control Baseline for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Account and Access Control
In traditional Unix security, if an attacker gains shell access to a certain login account, they can perform any action or access any file to which...Group -
Enable authselect
Configure user authentication setup to use the <code>authselect</code> tool. If authselect profile is selected, the rule will enable the <xccdf-1.2...Rule Medium Severity -
Warning Banners for System Accesses
Each system should expose as little information about itself as possible. <br><br> System banners, which are typically displayed just before a logi...Group -
Verify Group Ownership of System Login Banner for Remote Connections
To properly set the group owner of/etc/issue.net
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/issue.net
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Verify ownership of System Login Banner for Remote Connections
To properly set the owner of/etc/issue.net
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/issue.net
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Verify permissions on System Login Banner for Remote Connections
To properly set the permissions of/etc/issue.net
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/issue.net
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Protect Accounts by Configuring PAM
PAM, or Pluggable Authentication Modules, is a system which implements modular authentication for Linux programs. PAM provides a flexible and confi...Group -
Ensure PAM Displays Last Logon/Access Notification
To configure the system to notify users of last logon/access using <code>pam_lastlog</code>, add or correct the <code>pam_lastlog</code> settings i...Rule Low Severity -
Set Lockouts for Failed Password Attempts
The <code>pam_faillock</code> PAM module provides the capability to lock out user accounts after a number of failed login attempts. Its documentati...Group -
Limit Password Reuse: password-auth
Do not allow users to reuse recent passwords. This can be accomplished by using the <code>remember</code> option for the <code>pam_pwhistory</code>...Rule Medium Severity
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