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  • Set SSH Daemon LogLevel to VERBOSE

    The <code>VERBOSE</code> parameter configures the SSH daemon to record login and logout activity. To specify the log level in SSH, add or correct the following line in <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config....
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  • Enable Use of Privilege Separation

    When enabled, SSH will create an unprivileged child process that has the privilege of the authenticated user. To enable privilege separation in SSH, add or correct the following line in the <code>/...
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  • Prevent remote hosts from connecting to the proxy display

    The SSH daemon should prevent remote hosts from connecting to the proxy display. <br> The default SSH configuration for <code>X11UseLocalhost</code> is <code>yes</code>, which prevents remote hosts...
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  • System Security Services Daemon

    The System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) is a system daemon that provides access to different identity and authentication providers such as Red Hat's IdM, Microsoft's AD, openLDAP, MIT Kerberos, ...
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  • Certificate status checking in SSSD

    Multifactor solutions that require devices separate from information systems gaining access include, for example, hardware tokens providing time-based or challenge-response authenticators and smart...
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  • Enable Certmap in SSSD

    SSSD should be configured to verify the certificate of the user or group. To set this up ensure that section like <code>certmap/testing.test/rule_name</code> is setup in <code>/etc/sssd/sssd.conf<...
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  • Enable Smartcards in SSSD

    SSSD should be configured to authenticate access to the system using smart cards. To enable smart cards in SSSD, set <code>pam_cert_auth</code> to <code>True</code> under the <code>[pam]</code> sec...
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  • SSSD Has a Correct Trust Anchor

    SSSD must have acceptable trust anchor present.
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  • Configure SSSD to Expire Offline Credentials

    SSSD should be configured to expire offline credentials after 1 day. Check if SSSD allows cached authentications with the following command: <pre> $ sudo grep cache_credentials /etc/sssd/sssd.conf...
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  • USBGuard daemon

    The USBGuard daemon enforces the USB device authorization policy for all USB devices.
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  • Install usbguard Package

    The usbguard package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo dnf install usbguard
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  • Enable the USBGuard Service

    The USBGuard service should be enabled. The usbguard service can be enabled with the following command: 
    $ sudo systemctl enable usbguard.service
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  • Log USBGuard daemon audit events using Linux Audit

    To configure USBGuard daemon to log via Linux Audit (as opposed directly to a file), <code>AuditBackend</code> option in <code>/etc/usbguard/usbguard-daemon.conf</code> needs to be set to <code>Lin...
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  • Generate USBGuard Policy

    By default USBGuard when enabled prevents access to all USB devices and this lead to inaccessible system if they use USB mouse/keyboard. To prevent this scenario, the initial policy configuration m...
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  • Network Manager

    The NetworkManager daemon configures a variety of network connections. This section discusses how to configure NetworkManager.
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  • NetworkManager DNS Mode Must Be Must Configured

    The DNS processing mode in NetworkManager describes how DNS is processed on the system. Depending the mode some changes the system's DNS may not be respected.
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  • Verify Group Who Owns cron.deny

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.deny, run the command: 
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.deny
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  • Verify Owner on cron.deny

    To properly set the owner of /etc/cron.deny, run the command: 
    $ sudo chown root /etc/cron.deny
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  • The s-nail Package Is Installed

    A mail server is required for sending emails. The s-nail package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo dnf install s-nail
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  • Support session locking with tmux (not enforcing)

    The tmux terminal multiplexer is used to implement automatic session locking. It should be started from /etc/bashrc or drop-in files within /etc/profile.d/.
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