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III - Administrative Sensitive

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000027-GPOS-00008

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 must limit the number of concurrent sessions to ten for all accounts and/or account types.

    Operating system management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions that use an operating system. Limiting the number of allowed users and sessions per user is helpful...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000031-GPOS-00012

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 must automatically lock graphical user sessions after 15 minutes of inactivity.

    A session lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not log out because of the temporary nature ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000031-GPOS-00012

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 must conceal, via the session lock, information previously visible on the display with a publicly viewable image.

    Setting the screensaver mode to blank-only conceals the contents of the display from passersby.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000031-GPOS-00012

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 must prevent a user from overriding the session idle-delay setting for the graphical user interface.

    A session lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not log out because of the temporary nature ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000029-GPOS-00010

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 must initiate a session lock for graphical user interfaces when the screensaver is activated.

    A session lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not want to logout because of the temporary ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000029-GPOS-00010

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 must prevent a user from overriding the session lock-delay setting for the graphical user interface.

    A session time-out lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not logout because of the temporary...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000029-GPOS-00010

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 must automatically exit interactive command shell user sessions after 10 minutes of inactivity.

    Terminating an idle interactive command shell user session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take control of it when left unattended in a vi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000028-GPOS-00009

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 must be able to directly initiate a session lock for all connection types using smart card when the smart card is removed.

    A session lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not want to log out because of the temporary...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000028-GPOS-00009

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 must prevent a user from overriding the disabling of the graphical user smart card removal action.

    A session lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not want to log out because of the temporary...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 must log SSH connection attempts and failures to the server.

    Remote access services, such as those providing remote access to network devices and information systems, which lack automated monitoring capabilities, increase risk, and make remote user access ma...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013

    Group
  • All AlmaLinux OS 9 remote access methods must be monitored.

    Remote access services, such as those providing remote access to network devices and information systems, which lack automated monitoring capabilities, increase risk, and make remote user access ma...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 SSH client must be configured to use only encryption ciphers employing FIPS 140-3 validated cryptographic hash algorithms to protect the confidentiality of SSH client connections.

    Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access (e.g., RDP) is access to DOD nonpublic information systems by an auth...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 must implement DOD-approved encryption ciphers to protect the confidentiality of SSH client connections.

    Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access (e.g., RDP) is access to DOD nonpublic information systems by an auth...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 SSH client must be configured to use only Message Authentication Codes (MACs) employing FIPS 140-3 validated cryptographic hash algorithms.

    Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access (e.g., RDP) is access to DOD nonpublic information systems by an auth...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 must implement DOD-approved encryption ciphers to protect the confidentiality of SSH server connections.

    Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access (e.g., RDP) is access to DOD nonpublic information systems by an auth...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 SSH server must be configured to use only FIPS 140-3 validated key exchange algorithms.

    Without cryptographic integrity protections provided by FIPS-validated cryptographic algorithms, information can be viewed and altered by unauthorized users without detection. AlmaLinux OS 9 incor...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 must implement DOD-approved systemwide cryptographic policies to protect the confidentiality of SSH server connections.

    Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access (e.g., RDP) is access to DOD nonpublic information systems by an auth...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 SSH server must be configured to use only Message Authentication Codes (MACs) employing FIPS 140-3 validated cryptographic hash algorithms.

    Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access (e.g., RDP) is access to DOD nonpublic information systems by an auth...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 must force a frequent session key renegotiation for SSH connections to the server.

    Without confidentiality protection mechanisms, unauthorized individuals may gain access to sensitive information via a remote access session. Remote access is access to DOD nonpublic information s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 must implement DOD-approved TLS encryption in the GnuTLS package.

    Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access (e.g., RDP) is access to DOD nonpublic information systems by an auth...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 IP tunnels must use FIPS 140-3 approved cryptographic algorithms.

    Overriding the system crypto policy makes the behavior of the Libreswan service violate expectations and makes the system configuration more fragmented.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 must implement DOD-approved encryption in the OpenSSL package.

    Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access (e.g., RDP) is access to DOD nonpublic information systems by an auth...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 must implement DOD-approved TLS encryption in the OpenSSL package.

    Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access (e.g., RDP) is access to DOD nonpublic information systems by an auth...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 must use the TuxCare FIPS repository.

    FIPS 140-3 validated packages are available from TuxCare. The TuxCare repositories provide the packages and updates not found in the community repositories. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014, S...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014

    Group
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 must use the TuxCare FIPS packages and not the default encryption packages.

    FIPS 140-3 validated packages are available from TuxCare. The original community packages must be replaced with the versions that have gone through the CMVP. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014, ...
    Rule High Severity

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