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
Node 2
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