Security Script and security Health check

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Good Morning Redhat

Could you please assist with the security hardening script and also and Audit script or anything or tool that can assist in the Auditing of Linux systems.

Warm regards
Lwandile Malamlela

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Hi Lwandile,

OpenSCAP is probably what you are looking for, are you running a Red Hat Satellite server?

A good place to start is here:
https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Network_Satellite/5.5/html/User_Guide/sect-Red_Hat_Network_Satellite-User_Guide-OpenSCAP-OpenSCAP_in_RHN_Satellite.html

Hello Lwandile,

I would certainly recommend looking at OpenSCAP as Pixel recommended, a couple other minor tips:

If you are using hardening guides - and happen to be testing on VMware or KVM, you can take snapshots prior to applying some of the hardening, and in KVM, use qcow2 and take a snapshot.

Red Hat also has a security guide (this one is for RHEL 6).

Keep backups of important configurations, consider using your satellite server for configurations with revision and or subversion.

Lwandile,
Also see this related discussion regarding this topic in the discussion area.

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