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Sample Security Profile for OpenEmbedded Distros

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Install AIDE

    The aide package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf install aide
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure Periodic Execution of AIDE

    At a minimum, AIDE should be configured to run a weekly scan. To implement a daily execution of AIDE at 4:05am using cron, add the following line t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • System Cryptographic Policies

    Linux has the capability to centrally configure cryptographic polices. The command <code>update-crypto-policies</code> is used to set the policy ap...
    Group
  • Configure System Cryptography Policy

    To configure the system cryptography policy to use ciphers only from the <code><xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_system_...
    Rule High Severity
  • Updating Software

    The <code>dnf</code> command line tool is used to install and update software packages. The system also provides a graphical software update tool i...
    Group

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