CIS Red Hat Linux Benchmark

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An objective, consensus-driven security guideline for the Red Hat Linux Operating Systems.

A step-by-step checklist to secure Red Hat Linux:

For Red Hat Linux 7 (CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Benchmark version 2.2.0)

CIS has worked with the community since 2009 to publish a benchmark for Red Hat Linux

Other CIS Benchmark versions:

For Red Hat Linux (CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Benchmark version 2.2.0)

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Ticket • 15 Oct 2018

1.3.2 Ensure filesystem integrity is regularly checked is producing a false negative

Ticket • 12 Oct 2018

Audit for "5.4.5 - Ensure default user shell timeout is 900 seconds or less" is incomplete.

Ticket • 11 Oct 2018

Define and Document Symmetric Algorithms, Host Key Algorithms and Key Exchange Algorithms in SSH_CONFIG

Ticket • 11 Oct 2018

CIS_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_6_Benchmark

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