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Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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SRG-OS-000480
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Host-based authentication for login-based services must be disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>The use of .rhosts authentication is an insecure protocol and can be replaced with public-key authentication using Secure She...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480
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The use of FTP must be restricted.
<VulnDiscussion>FTP is an insecure protocol that transfers files and credentials in clear text, and can be replaced by using SFTP. However, i...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480
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The system must not allow autologin capabilities from the GNOME desktop.
<VulnDiscussion>As automatic logins are a known security risk for other than "kiosk" types of systems, GNOME automatic login should be disabl...Rule High Severity -
SRG-OS-000480
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Unauthorized use of the at or cron capabilities must not be permitted.
<VulnDiscussion>On many systems, only the system administrator needs the ability to schedule jobs. Even though a given user is not listed in...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480
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Logins to the root account must be restricted to the system console only.
<VulnDiscussion>Use an authorized mechanism such as RBAC and the "su" command to provide administrative access to unprivileged accounts. Thes...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000025
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The operating system, upon successful logon, must display to the user the date and time of the last logon (access).
<VulnDiscussion>Users need to be aware of activity that occurs regarding their account. Providing users with information regarding the date a...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-OS-000030
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The operating system must provide the capability for users to directly initiate session lock mechanisms.
<VulnDiscussion>A session lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000031
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The operating system session lock mechanism, when activated on a device with a display screen, must place a publicly viewable pattern onto the associated display, hiding what was previously visible on the screen.
<VulnDiscussion>A session time-out lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinit...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480
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The operating system must not allow logins for users with blank passwords.
<VulnDiscussion>If the password field is blank and the system does not enforce a policy that passwords are required, it could allow login wit...Rule High Severity -
SRG-OS-000480
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The operating system must prevent remote devices that have established a non-remote connection with the system from communicating outside of the communication path with resources in external networks.
<VulnDiscussion>This control enhancement is implemented within the remote device (e.g., notebook/laptop computer) via configuration settings ...Rule Medium Severity
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