Standard System Security Profile for Anolis OS 23
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Disable vsftpd Service
Thevsftpdservice can be disabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl mask --now vsftpd.service
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Web Server
The web server is responsible for providing access to content via the HTTP protocol. Web servers represent a significant security risk because: <br...Group -
Disable Apache if Possible
If Apache was installed and activated, but the system does not need to act as a web server, then it should be disabled and removed from the system.Group -
Disable httpd Service
Thehttpdservice can be disabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl mask --now httpd.service
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IMAP and POP3 Server
Dovecot provides IMAP and POP3 services. It is not installed by default. The project page at <a href="http://www.dovecot.org">http://www.dovec...Group -
Disable Dovecot
If the system does not need to operate as an IMAP or POP3 server, the dovecot software should be disabled and removed.Group -
Disable Dovecot Service
Thedovecotservice 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. Anolis OS 23 includes software ...Group -
Configure OpenLDAP Server
This section details some security-relevant settings for an OpenLDAP server.Group -
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 -
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...Group -
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...Group -
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...Group -
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...Rule Low Severity -
Configure NFS Clients
The steps in this section are appropriate for systems which operate as NFS clients.Group -
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...Group -
Disable Network File System (nfs)
The Network File System (NFS) service allows remote hosts to mount and interact with shared filesystems on the local system. If the local system is...Rule Unknown Severity -
Obsolete Services
This section discusses a number of network-visible services which have historically caused problems for system security, and for which disabling or...Group -
Ensure rsyncd service is disabled
Thersyncdservice can be disabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl mask --now rsyncd.service
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NIS
The Network Information Service (NIS), also known as 'Yellow Pages' (YP), and its successor NIS+ have been made obsolete by Kerberos, LDAP, and oth...Group -
Disable ypserv Service
The <code>ypserv</code> service, which allows the system to act as a client in a NIS or NIS+ domain, should be disabled. The <code>ypserv</code> s...Rule Medium Severity -
Rlogin, Rsh, and Rexec
The Berkeley r-commands are legacy services which allow cleartext remote access and have an insecure trust model.Group -
Remove Rsh Trust Files
The files <code>/etc/hosts.equiv</code> and <code>~/.rhosts</code> (in each user's home directory) list remote hosts and users that are trusted by ...Rule High Severity -
Print Support
The Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) service provides both local and network printing support. A system running the CUPS service can accept print...Group -
Disable the CUPS Service
Thecupsservice can be disabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl mask --now cups.service
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Proxy Server
A proxy server is a very desirable target for a potential adversary because much (or all) sensitive data for a given infrastructure may flow throug...Group -
Disable Squid if Possible
If Squid was installed and activated, but the system does not need to act as a proxy server, then it should be disabled and removed.Group -
Disable Squid
Thesquidservice can be disabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl mask --now squid.service
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Samba(SMB) Microsoft Windows File Sharing Server
When properly configured, the Samba service allows Linux systems to provide file and print sharing to Microsoft Windows systems. There are two soft...Group -
Disable Samba if Possible
Even after the Samba server package has been installed, it will remain disabled. Do not enable this service unless it is absolutely necessary to pr...Group -
Disable Samba
Thesmbservice can be disabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl mask --now smb.service
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SNMP Server
The Simple Network Management Protocol allows administrators to monitor the state of network devices, including computers. Older versions of SNMP w...Group -
Disable SNMP Server if Possible
The system includes an SNMP daemon that allows for its remote monitoring, though it not installed by default. If it was installed and activated but...Group -
Disable snmpd Service
Thesnmpdservice can be disabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl mask --now snmpd.service
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SSH Server
The SSH protocol is recommended for remote login and remote file transfer. SSH provides confidentiality and integrity for data exchanged between tw...Group -
Verify Group Who Owns SSH Server config file
To properly set the group owner of/etc/ssh/sshd_config, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/ssh/sshd_config
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Verify Owner on SSH Server config file
To properly set the owner of/etc/ssh/sshd_config, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/ssh/sshd_config
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Verify Permissions on SSH Server config file
To properly set the permissions of/etc/ssh/sshd_config, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/ssh/sshd_config
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Verify Permissions on SSH Server Private *_key Key Files
SSH server private keys - files that match the <code>/etc/ssh/*_key</code> glob, have to have restricted permissions. If those files are owned by t...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on SSH Server Public *.pub Key Files
To properly set the permissions of/etc/ssh/*.pub, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/ssh/*.pub
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Configure OpenSSH Server if Necessary
If the system needs to act as an SSH server, then certain changes should be made to the OpenSSH daemon configuration file <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_confi...Group -
Set SSH Client Alive Count Max
The SSH server sends at most <code>ClientAliveCountMax</code> messages during a SSH session and waits for a response from the SSH client. The optio...Rule Medium Severity -
Set SSH Client Alive Interval
SSH allows administrators to set a network responsiveness timeout interval. After this interval has passed, the unresponsive client will be automat...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Host-Based Authentication
SSH's cryptographic host-based authentication is more secure than <code>.rhosts</code> authentication. However, it is not recommended that hosts un...Rule Medium Severity -
Allow Only SSH Protocol 2
Only SSH protocol version 2 connections should be permitted. The default setting in <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code> is correct, and can be verifi...Rule High Severity -
Disable SSH Access via Empty Passwords
Disallow SSH login with empty passwords. The default SSH configuration disables logins with empty passwords. The appropriate configuration is used ...Rule High Severity -
Disable SSH Support for .rhosts Files
SSH can emulate the behavior of the obsolete rsh command in allowing users to enable insecure access to their accounts via <code>.rhosts</code> fil...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable SSH Root Login
The root user should never be allowed to login to a system directly over a network. To disable root login via SSH, add or correct the following lin...Rule Medium Severity -
Do Not Allow SSH Environment Options
Ensure that users are not able to override environment variables of the SSH daemon. <br> The default SSH configuration disables environment process...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable PAM
UsePAM Enables the Pluggable Authentication Module interface. If set to “yes” this will enable PAM authentication using ChallengeResponseAuthentica...Rule Medium Severity
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