Protection Profile for General Purpose Operating Systems
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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System Settings
Contains rules that check correct system settings.Group -
Installing and Maintaining Software
The following sections contain information on security-relevant choices during the initial operating system installation process and the setup of software updates.Group -
System and Software Integrity
System and software integrity can be gained by installing antivirus, increasing system encryption strength with FIPS, verifying installed software, enabling SELinux, installing an Intrusion Prevent...Group -
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) is a computer security standard which is developed by the U.S. Government and industry working groups to validate the quality of cryptographic mod...Group -
Enable Dracut FIPS Module
To enable FIPS mode, run the following command: <pre>fips-mode-setup --enable</pre> To enable FIPS, the system requires that the <code>fips</code> module is added in <code>dracut</code> configurati...Rule High Severity -
Enable FIPS Mode
To enable FIPS mode, run the following command: <pre>fips-mode-setup --enable</pre> <br> The <code>fips-mode-setup</code> command will configure the system in FIPS mode by automa...Rule High 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 applicable for the various cryptographic back-ends, ...Group -
Install crypto-policies package
Thecrypto-policiespackage can be installed with the following command:$ sudo dnf install crypto-policies
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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_crypto_policy" use="legacy"></xccdf-1.2:sub></code...Rule High Severity -
Configure OpenSSL library to use System Crypto Policy
Crypto Policies provide a centralized control over crypto algorithms usage of many packages. OpenSSL is supported by crypto policy, but the OpenSSL configuration may be set up to ignore it. To chec...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure SSH to use System Crypto Policy
Crypto Policies provide a centralized control over crypto algorithms usage of many packages. SSH is supported by crypto policy, but the SSH configuration may be set up to ignore it. To check that C...Rule Medium Severity -
Disk Partitioning
To ensure separation and protection of data, there are top-level system directories which should be placed on their own physical partition or logical volume. The installer's default partitioning sc...Group -
Ensure /var/log/audit Located On Separate Partition
Audit logs are stored in the <code>/var/log/audit</code> directory. Ensure that <code>/var/log/audit</code> has its own partition or logical volume at installation time, or migrate it using LVM. M...Rule Low Severity -
Sudo
<code>Sudo</code>, which stands for "su 'do'", provides the ability to delegate authority to certain users, groups of users, or system administrators. When configured for system users and/or groups...Group -
Install sudo Package
Thesudopackage can be installed with the following command:$ sudo dnf install sudo
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System Tooling / Utilities
The following checks evaluate the system for recommended base packages -- both for installation and removal.Group -
Ensure gnutls-utils is installed
Thegnutls-utilspackage can be installed with the following command:$ sudo dnf install gnutls-utils
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Install openscap-scanner Package
Theopenscap-scannerpackage can be installed with the following command:$ sudo dnf install openscap-scanner
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Install scap-security-guide Package
Thescap-security-guidepackage can be installed with the following command:$ sudo dnf install scap-security-guide
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Install subscription-manager Package
Thesubscription-managerpackage can be installed with the following command:$ sudo dnf install subscription-manager
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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 in the <b>System</b> menu, in the <b>Administration...Group -
Install dnf-automatic Package
Thednf-automaticpackage can be installed with the following command:$ sudo dnf install dnf-automatic
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Configure dnf-automatic to Install Available Updates Automatically
To ensure that the packages comprising the available updates will be automatically installed by <code>dnf-automatic</code>, set <code>apply_updates</code> to <code>yes</code> under <code>[commands]...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure gpgcheck Enabled In Main dnf Configuration
The <code>gpgcheck</code> option controls whether RPM packages' signatures are always checked prior to installation. To configure dnf to check package signatures before installing them, ensure the ...Rule High Severity -
Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for Local Packages
<code>dnf</code> should be configured to verify the signature(s) of local packages prior to installation. To configure <code>dnf</code> to verify signatures of local packages, set the <code>localpk...Rule High Severity -
Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for All dnf Package Repositories
To ensure signature checking is not disabled for any repos, remove any lines from files in/etc/yum.repos.dof the form:gpgcheck=0
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Ensure Red Hat GPG Key Installed
To ensure the system can cryptographically verify base software packages come from Red Hat (and to connect to the Red Hat Network to receive them), the Red Hat GPG key must properly be installed. T...Rule High Severity -
Enable dnf-automatic Timer
Thednf-automatictimer can be enabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl enable dnf-automatic.timer
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Account and Access Control
In traditional Unix security, if an attacker gains shell access to a certain login account, they can perform any action or access any file to which that account has access. Therefore, making it mor...Group -
Enable authselect
Configure user authentication setup to use the <code>authselect</code> tool. If authselect profile is selected, the rule will enable the <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var...Rule Medium Severity -
Protect Accounts by Configuring PAM
PAM, or Pluggable Authentication Modules, is a system which implements modular authentication for Linux programs. PAM provides a flexible and configurable architecture for authentication, and it sh...Group -
Set Lockouts for Failed Password Attempts
The <code>pam_faillock</code> PAM module provides the capability to lock out user accounts after a number of failed login attempts. Its documentation is available in <code>/usr/share/doc/pam-VERSIO...Group -
Lock Accounts After Failed Password Attempts
This rule configures the system to lock out accounts after a number of incorrect login attempts using <code>pam_faillock.so</code>. pam_faillock.so module requires multiple entries in pam files. Th...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Interval For Counting Failed Password Attempts
Utilizing <code>pam_faillock.so</code>, the <code>fail_interval</code> directive configures the system to lock out an account after a number of incorrect login attempts within a specified time peri...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Lockout Time for Failed Password Attempts
This rule configures the system to lock out accounts during a specified time period after a number of incorrect login attempts using <code>pam_faillock.so</code>. Ensure that the file <code>/etc/s...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Password Quality Requirements
The default <code>pam_pwquality</code> PAM module provides strength checking for passwords. It performs a number of checks, such as making sure passwords are not similar to dictionary words, are of...Group -
Set Password Quality Requirements with pam_pwquality
The <code>pam_pwquality</code> PAM module can be configured to meet requirements for a variety of policies. <br> <br> For example, to configure <code>pam_pwquality</code> to requi...Group -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Digit Characters
The pam_pwquality module's <code>dcredit</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of digits in a password. When set to a negative number, any password will be required to contain that many ...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Lowercase Characters
The pam_pwquality module's <code>lcredit</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of lowercase letters in a password. When set to a negative number, any password will be required to contain...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Length
The pam_pwquality module's <code>minlen</code> parameter controls requirements for minimum characters required in a password. Add <code>minlen=<xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_val...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Special Characters
The pam_pwquality module's <code>ocredit=</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of special (or "other") characters in a password. When set to a negative number, any password will be requ...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Uppercase Characters
The pam_pwquality module's <code>ucredit=</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of uppercase letters in a password. When set to a negative number, any password will be required to contai...Rule Medium Severity -
Protect Physical Console Access
It is impossible to fully protect a system from an attacker with physical access, so securing the space in which the system is located should be considered a necessary step. However, there are some...Group -
Disable debug-shell SystemD Service
SystemD's <code>debug-shell</code> service is intended to diagnose SystemD related boot issues with various <code>systemctl</code> commands. Once enabled and following a system reboot, the root she...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Ctrl-Alt-Del Burst Action
By default, <code>SystemD</code> will reboot the system if the <code>Ctrl-Alt-Del</code> key sequence is pressed Ctrl-Alt-Delete more than 7 times in 2 seconds. <br> <br> To configu...Rule High Severity -
Disable Ctrl-Alt-Del Reboot Activation
By default, <code>SystemD</code> will reboot the system if the <code>Ctrl-Alt-Del</code> key sequence is pressed. <br> <br> To configure the system to ignore the <code>Ctrl-Alt-Del<...Rule High Severity -
Configure Logind to terminate idle sessions after certain time of inactivity
To configure <code>logind</code> service to terminate inactive user sessions after <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_logind_session_timeout" use="legacy"></xccdf-1.2:sub>...Rule Medium Severity -
Require Authentication for Single User Mode
Single-user mode is intended as a system recovery method, providing a single user root access to the system by providing a boot option at startup. <br> <br> By default, single-user ...Rule Medium Severity -
Protect Accounts by Restricting Password-Based Login
Conventionally, Unix shell accounts are accessed by providing a username and password to a login program, which tests these values for correctness using the <code>/etc/passwd</code> and <code>/etc/...Group -
Verify Proper Storage and Existence of Password Hashes
By default, password hashes for local accounts are stored in the second field (colon-separated) in <code>/etc/shadow</code>. This file should be readable only by processes running with root credent...Group
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