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Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000096-GPOS-00050

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  • The Photon operating system must disable the loading of unnecessary kernel modules.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To support the requirements and principles of least functionality, the operating system must provide only essential capabilit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051

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    Group
  • The Photon operating system must not have duplicate User IDs (UIDs).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To ensure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be uniquely identified and authenticat...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000118-GPOS-00060

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    Group
  • The Photon operating system must disable new accounts immediately upon password expiration.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Inactive identifiers pose a risk to systems and applications because attackers may exploit an inactive identifier and potenti...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000142-GPOS-00071

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    Group
  • The Photon operating system must use Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) syncookies.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A TCP SYN flood attack can cause a denial of service by filling a system's TCP connection table with connections in the SYN_R...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072

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    Group
  • The Photon operating system must configure sshd to disconnect idle Secure Shell (SSH) sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072

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    Group
  • The Photon operating system must configure sshd to disconnect idle Secure Shell (SSH) sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084

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    Group
  • The Photon operating system "/var/log" directory must be owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an orga...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084

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    Group
  • The Photon operating system messages file must have the correct ownership and file permissions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an orga...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089

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    Group
  • The Photon operating system must audit all account modifications.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Once an attacker establishes access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089

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    Group
  • The Photon operating system must audit all account modifications.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Once an attacker establishes access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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