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Sample Security Profile for OpenEmbedded Distros

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  • Disable Dovecot Service

    The dovecot service can be disabled with the following command: 
    $ sudo systemctl mask --now dovecot.service
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  • LDAP

    LDAP is a popular directory service, that is, a standardized way of looking up information from a central database. OpenEmbedded includes software ...
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  • Configure OpenLDAP Server

    This section details some security-relevant settings for an OpenLDAP server.
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  • Disable LDAP Server (slapd)

    The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a service that provides a method for looking up information from a central database.
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • NFS and RPC

    The Network File System is a popular distributed filesystem for the Unix environment, and is very widely deployed. This section discusses the circ...
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  • Disable All NFS Services if Possible

    If there is not a reason for the system to operate as either an NFS client or an NFS server, follow all instructions in this section to disable sub...
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  • Disable Services Used Only by NFS

    If NFS is not needed, disable the NFS client daemons nfslock, rpcgssd, and rpcidmapd. <br><br> All of these daemons run with elevated privileges, a...
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  • Disable rpcbind Service

    The rpcbind utility maps RPC services to the ports on which they listen. RPC processes notify rpcbind when they start, registering the ports they a...
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  • Configure NFS Clients

    The steps in this section are appropriate for systems which operate as NFS clients.
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  • Disable NFS Server Daemons

    There is no need to run the NFS server daemons <code>nfs</code> and <code>rpcsvcgssd</code> except on a small number of properly secured systems de...
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