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III - Administrative Classified

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000266-GPOS-00101

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  • All RHEL 8 passwords must contain at least one special character.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000383-GPOS-00166

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    Group
  • RHEL 8 must prohibit the use of cached authentications after one day.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If cached authentication information is out-of-date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable. RHE...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00225

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    Group
  • RHEL 8 must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If RHEL 8 allows the user to select passwords based on dictionary words, this increases the chances of password compromise by...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00226

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    Group
  • RHEL 8 must enforce a delay of at least four seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Configuring the operating system to implement organization-wide security implementation guides and security checklists verifi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • RHEL 8 must not have unnecessary accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Accounts providing no operational purpose provide additional opportunities for system compromise. Unnecessary accounts includ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • RHEL 8 must not allow accounts configured with blank or null passwords.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If an account has an empty password, anyone could log on and run commands with the privileges of that account. Accounts with ...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • RHEL 8 must display the date and time of the last successful account logon upon logon.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Providing users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred facilitates user recognition and reporting of unauthoriz...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • RHEL 8 must display the date and time of the last successful account logon upon an SSH logon.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Providing users with feedback on when account accesses via SSH last occurred facilitates user recognition and reporting of un...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00228

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    Group
  • RHEL 8 must define default permissions for all authenticated users in such a way that the user can only read and modify their own files.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Setting the most restrictive default permissions ensures that when new accounts are created, they do not have unnecessary acc...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00228

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    Group
  • RHEL 8 must set the umask value to 077 for all local interactive user accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The umask controls the default access mode assigned to newly created files. A umask of 077 limits new files to mode 600 or le...
    Rule Medium Severity

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