C2S for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Disable vsftpd Service
Thevsftpd
service 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
Thehttpd
service 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
Thedovecot
service 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. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 incl...Group -
Configure OpenLDAP Server
This section details some security-relevant settings for an OpenLDAP server. Installation and configuration of OpenLDAP on Red Hat Enterprise Linu...Group -
Uninstall openldap-servers Package
The openldap-servers package is not installed by default on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 system. It is needed only by the OpenLDAP server, not by t...Rule Low Severity -
Mail Server Software
Mail servers are used to send and receive email over the network. Mail is a very common service, and Mail Transfer Agents (MTAs) are obvious target...Group -
Configure SMTP For Mail Clients
This section discusses settings for Postfix in a submission-only e-mail configuration.Group -
Disable Postfix Network Listening
Edit the file <code>/etc/postfix/main.cf</code> to ensure that only the following <code>inet_interfaces</code> line appears: <pre>inet_interfaces =...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
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