DRAFT - DISA STIG for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Network Routing
A router is a very desirable target for a potential adversary because they fulfill a variety of infrastructure networking roles such as access to ...Group -
Disable Quagga if Possible
If Quagga was installed and activated, but the system does not need to act as a router, then it should be disabled and removed.Group -
Uninstall quagga Package
Thequagga
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo dnf remove quagga
Rule Low Severity -
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 -
Install OpenSSH client software
Theopenssh-clients
package can be installed with the following command:$ sudo dnf install openssh-clients
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Install the OpenSSH Server Package
The <code>openssh-server</code> package should be installed. The <code>openssh-server</code> package can be installed with the following command: <...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable the OpenSSH Service
The SSH server service, sshd, is commonly needed. The <code>sshd</code> service can be enabled with the following command: <pre>$ sudo systemctl e...Rule Medium Severity -
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
Rule Medium Severity -
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
Rule Medium Severity -
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
Rule Medium Severity -
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 Client if Necessary
The following configuration changes apply to the SSH client. They can improve security parameters relwevant to the client user, e.g. increasing ent...Group -
Configure session renegotiation for SSH client
The <code>RekeyLimit</code> parameter specifies how often the session key is renegotiated, both in terms of amount of data that may be transmitted ...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify the SSH Private Key Files Have a Passcode
When creating SSH key pairs, always use a passcode. <br> You can create such keys with the following command: <pre>$ sudo ssh-keygen -n [passphrase...Rule Medium Severity -
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 -
Enable SSH Server firewalld Firewall Exception
If the SSH server is in use, inbound connections to SSH's port should be allowed to permit remote access through SSH. In more restrictive firewalld...Rule Medium Severity
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