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II - Mission Support Classified

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000480

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  • Host-based authentication for login-based services must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;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.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;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.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;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.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;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.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use an authorized mechanism such as RBAC and the "su" command to provide administrative access to unprivileged accounts. Thes...
    Rule Medium Severity

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