Default | N |
Description | |
| forces administrators to log in first as a |
| Root logins are still permitted on the console and through services that do not |
| use tty's like |
Actions | Create or replace the file /etc/securetty with the single entry console. |
AccountSecurity.crontabs_file
Headline | Ensure the crontab files are only accessible by root. |
Default | Y |
Description | Because a variety of administrators, scripts, and users edit crontab files, |
| sometimes these files contain incorrect permissions. |
| these files can only be read and changed by the root user. Perform this task |
| to ensure these files can only be read and |
| command. |
Actions | Change ownership and permissions for all crontab files permitting access only |
| to root. |
AccountSecurity.cronuser
Headline | Restrict the use of cron to administrative accounts. |
Default | N |
Description | The cron function allows you to schedule jobs to run automatically at a certain |
| time, possibly recurring. Administrators can use cron to check the system |
| logs every night at midnight or confirm file integrity every hour. However, |
| executing jobs later or automatically represents a privilege that can be abused |
| and makes actions slightly harder to track. |
Actions | Delete the file cron.deny |
| Create or replace the file cron.allow with a single entry for user root |
| Set permissions to 0400 |
| Change ownership to root:sys |
AccountSecurity.gui_login
Headline | Disable the local graphical login. |
Default | Y |
Description | Most servers do not have a graphics console directly attached, and do not run |
| a graphics login. Disabling this feature reduces targets for hackers and saves |
| system resources for systems that do not have a graphics console. |
Actions | In the /etc/rc.config.d/xfs file, set RUN_X_FONT_SERVER=0. |
| In the /etc/rc.config.d/audio file, set AUDIO_SERVER=0. |
| In the /etc/rc.config.d/slsd file, set SLSD_DAEMON=0. |
| In the /etc/rc.config.d/desktop file, set DESKTOP=0. |
| Terminate the following daemon processes if running: xfs, Aserver, SLSd, |
| dtlogin, dtrc. |
AccountSecurity.hidepasswords
Headline | Hide the encrypted passwords on this system. |
Default | N |
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