Jump To Close Expand all Collapse all Table of contents Security Guide 1. Overview of Security Topics Expand section "1. Overview of Security Topics" Collapse section "1. Overview of Security Topics" 1.1. What is Computer Security? Expand section "1.1. What is Computer Security?" Collapse section "1.1. What is Computer Security?" 1.1.1. Standardizing Security 1.1.2. Cryptographic Software and Certifications 1.2. Security Controls Expand section "1.2. Security Controls" Collapse section "1.2. Security Controls" 1.2.1. Physical Controls 1.2.2. Technical Controls 1.2.3. Administrative Controls 1.3. Vulnerability Assessment Expand section "1.3. Vulnerability Assessment" Collapse section "1.3. Vulnerability Assessment" 1.3.1. Defining Assessment and Testing 1.3.2. Establishing a Methodology for Vulnerability Assessment 1.3.3. Vulnerability Assessment Tools Expand section "1.3.3. Vulnerability Assessment Tools" Collapse section "1.3.3. Vulnerability Assessment Tools" 1.3.3.1. Scanning Hosts with Nmap Expand section "1.3.3.1. Scanning Hosts with Nmap" Collapse section "1.3.3.1. Scanning Hosts with Nmap" 1.3.3.1.1. Using Nmap 1.3.3.2. Nessus 1.3.3.3. OpenVAS 1.3.3.4. Nikto 1.4. Security Threats Expand section "1.4. Security Threats" Collapse section "1.4. Security Threats" 1.4.1. Threats to Network Security 1.4.2. Threats to Server Security 1.4.3. Threats to Workstation and Home PC Security 1.5. Common Exploits and Attacks 2. Security Tips for Installation Expand section "2. Security Tips for Installation" Collapse section "2. Security Tips for Installation" 2.1. Securing BIOS Expand section "2.1. Securing BIOS" Collapse section "2.1. Securing BIOS" 2.1.1. BIOS Passwords Expand section "2.1.1. BIOS Passwords" Collapse section "2.1.1. BIOS Passwords" 2.1.1.1. Securing Non-BIOS-based Systems 2.2. Partitioning the Disk 2.3. Installing the Minimum Amount of Packages Required 2.4. Restricting Network Connectivity During the Installation Process 2.5. Post-installation Procedures 2.6. Additional Resources 3. Keeping Your System Up-to-Date Expand section "3. Keeping Your System Up-to-Date" Collapse section "3. Keeping Your System Up-to-Date" 3.1. Maintaining Installed Software Expand section "3.1. Maintaining Installed Software" Collapse section "3.1. Maintaining Installed Software" 3.1.1. Planning and Configuring Security Updates Expand section "3.1.1. Planning and Configuring Security Updates" Collapse section "3.1.1. Planning and Configuring Security Updates" 3.1.1.1. Using the Security Features of Yum 3.1.2. Updating and Installing Packages Expand section "3.1.2. Updating and Installing Packages" Collapse section "3.1.2. Updating and Installing Packages" 3.1.2.1. Verifying Signed Packages 3.1.2.2. Installing Signed Packages 3.1.3. Applying Changes Introduced by Installed Updates 3.2. Using the Red Hat Customer Portal Expand section "3.2. Using the Red Hat Customer Portal" Collapse section "3.2. Using the Red Hat Customer Portal" 3.2.1. Viewing Security Advisories on the Customer Portal 3.2.2. Navigating CVE Customer Portal Pages 3.2.3. Understanding Issue Severity Classification 3.3. Additional Resources 4. Hardening Your System with Tools and Services Expand section "4. Hardening Your System with Tools and Services" Collapse section "4. Hardening Your System with Tools and Services" 4.1. Desktop Security Expand section "4.1. Desktop Security" Collapse section "4.1. Desktop Security" 4.1.1. Password Security Expand section "4.1.1. Password Security" Collapse section "4.1.1. Password Security" 4.1.1.1. Creating Strong Passwords 4.1.1.2. Forcing Strong Passwords 4.1.1.3. Configuring Password Aging 4.1.2. Account Locking 4.1.3. Session Locking Expand section "4.1.3. Session Locking" Collapse section "4.1.3. Session Locking" 4.1.3.1. Locking Virtual Consoles Using vlock 4.1.4. Enforcing Read-Only Mounting of Removable Media 4.2. Controlling Root Access Expand section "4.2. Controlling Root Access" Collapse section "4.2. Controlling Root Access" 4.2.1. Disallowing Root Access 4.2.2. Allowing Root Access 4.2.3. Limiting Root Access 4.2.4. Enabling Automatic Logouts 4.2.5. Securing the Boot Loader Expand section "4.2.5. Securing the Boot Loader" Collapse section "4.2.5. Securing the Boot Loader" 4.2.5.1. Disabling Interactive Startup 4.2.6. Protecting Hard and Symbolic Links 4.3. Securing Services Expand section "4.3. Securing Services" Collapse section "4.3. Securing Services" 4.3.1. Risks To Services 4.3.2. Identifying and Configuring Services 4.3.3. Insecure Services 4.3.4. Securing rpcbind Expand section "4.3.4. Securing rpcbind" Collapse section "4.3.4. Securing rpcbind" 4.3.4.1. Protect rpcbind With TCP Wrappers 4.3.4.2. Protect rpcbind With firewalld 4.3.5. Securing rpc.mountd Expand section "4.3.5. Securing rpc.mountd" Collapse section "4.3.5. Securing rpc.mountd" 4.3.5.1. Protect rpc.mountd With TCP Wrappers 4.3.5.2. Protect rpc.mountd With firewalld 4.3.6. Securing NIS Expand section "4.3.6. Securing NIS" Collapse section "4.3.6. Securing NIS" 4.3.6.1. Carefully Plan the Network 4.3.6.2. Use a Password-like NIS Domain Name and Hostname 4.3.6.3. Edit the /var/yp/securenets File 4.3.6.4. Assign Static Ports and Use Rich Language Rules 4.3.6.5. Use Kerberos Authentication 4.3.7. Securing NFS Expand section "4.3.7. Securing NFS" Collapse section "4.3.7. Securing NFS" 4.3.7.1. Carefully Plan the Network 4.3.7.2. Securing NFS Mount Options Expand section "4.3.7.2. Securing NFS Mount Options" Collapse section "4.3.7.2. Securing NFS Mount Options" 4.3.7.2.1. Review the NFS Server 4.3.7.2.2. Review the NFS Client 4.3.7.3. Beware of Syntax Errors 4.3.7.4. Do Not Use the no_root_squash Option 4.3.7.5. NFS Firewall Configuration 4.3.7.6. Securing NFS with Red Hat Identity Management 4.3.8. Securing HTTP Servers Expand section "4.3.8. Securing HTTP Servers" Collapse section "4.3.8. Securing HTTP Servers" 4.3.8.1. Securing the Apache HTTP Server 4.3.8.2. Securing NGINX 4.3.9. Securing FTP Expand section "4.3.9. Securing FTP" Collapse section "4.3.9. Securing FTP" 4.3.9.1. FTP Greeting Banner 4.3.9.2. Anonymous Access Expand section "4.3.9.2. Anonymous Access" Collapse section "4.3.9.2. Anonymous Access" 4.3.9.2.1. Anonymous Upload 4.3.9.3. User Accounts Expand section "4.3.9.3. User Accounts" Collapse section "4.3.9.3. User Accounts" 4.3.9.3.1. Restricting User Accounts 4.3.9.4. Use TCP Wrappers To Control Access 4.3.10. Securing Postfix Expand section "4.3.10. Securing Postfix" Collapse section "4.3.10. Securing Postfix" 4.3.10.1. Limiting a Denial of Service Attack 4.3.10.2. NFS and Postfix 4.3.10.3. Mail-only Users 4.3.10.4. Disable Postfix Network Listening 4.3.10.5. Configuring Postfix to Use SASL 4.3.11. Securing SSH Expand section "4.3.11. Securing SSH" Collapse section "4.3.11. Securing SSH" 4.3.11.1. Cryptographic Login 4.3.11.2. Multiple Authentication Methods 4.3.11.3. Other Ways of Securing SSH 4.3.12. Securing PostgreSQL 4.3.13. Securing Docker 4.3.14. Securing memcached against DDoS Attacks 4.4. Securing Network Access Expand section "4.4. Securing Network Access" Collapse section "4.4. Securing Network Access" 4.4.1. Securing Services With TCP Wrappers and xinetd Expand section "4.4.1. Securing Services With TCP Wrappers and xinetd" Collapse section "4.4.1. Securing Services With TCP Wrappers and xinetd" 4.4.1.1. TCP Wrappers and Connection Banners 4.4.1.2. TCP Wrappers and Attack Warnings 4.4.1.3. TCP Wrappers and Enhanced Logging 4.4.2. Verifying Which Ports Are Listening 4.4.3. Disabling Source Routing Expand section "4.4.3. Disabling Source Routing" Collapse section "4.4.3. Disabling Source Routing" 4.4.3.1. Reverse Path Forwarding 4.4.3.2. Additional Resources 4.5. Securing DNS Traffic with DNSSEC Expand section "4.5. Securing DNS Traffic with DNSSEC" Collapse section "4.5. Securing DNS Traffic with DNSSEC" 4.5.1. Introduction to DNSSEC 4.5.2. Understanding DNSSEC 4.5.3. Understanding Dnssec-trigger 4.5.4. VPN Supplied Domains and Name Servers 4.5.5. Recommended Naming Practices 4.5.6. Understanding Trust Anchors 4.5.7. Installing DNSSEC Expand section "4.5.7. Installing DNSSEC" Collapse section "4.5.7. Installing DNSSEC" 4.5.7.1. Installing unbound 4.5.7.2. Checking if unbound is Running 4.5.7.3. Starting unbound 4.5.7.4. Installing Dnssec-trigger 4.5.7.5. Checking if the Dnssec-trigger Daemon is Running 4.5.8. Using Dnssec-trigger 4.5.9. Using dig With DNSSEC 4.5.10. Setting up Hotspot Detection Infrastructure for Dnssec-trigger 4.5.11. Configuring DNSSEC Validation for Connection Supplied Domains Expand section "4.5.11. Configuring DNSSEC Validation for Connection Supplied Domains" Collapse section "4.5.11. Configuring DNSSEC Validation for Connection Supplied Domains" 4.5.11.1. Configuring DNSSEC Validation for Wi-Fi Supplied Domains 4.5.12. Additional Resources Expand section "4.5.12. Additional Resources" Collapse section "4.5.12. Additional Resources" 4.5.12.1. Installed Documentation 4.5.12.2. Online Documentation 4.6. Securing Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) Using Libreswan Expand section "4.6. Securing Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) Using Libreswan" Collapse section "4.6. Securing Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) Using Libreswan" 4.6.1. Installing Libreswan 4.6.2. Creating VPN Configurations Using Libreswan 4.6.3. Creating Host-To-Host VPN Using Libreswan Expand section "4.6.3. Creating Host-To-Host VPN Using Libreswan" Collapse section "4.6.3. Creating Host-To-Host VPN Using Libreswan" 4.6.3.1. Verifying Host-To-Host VPN Using Libreswan 4.6.4. Configuring Site-to-Site VPN Using Libreswan Expand section "4.6.4. Configuring Site-to-Site VPN Using Libreswan" Collapse section "4.6.4. Configuring Site-to-Site VPN Using Libreswan" 4.6.4.1. Verifying Site-to-Site VPN Using Libreswan 4.6.5. Configuring Site-to-Site Single Tunnel VPN Using Libreswan 4.6.6. Configuring Subnet Extrusion Using Libreswan 4.6.7. Configuring IKEv2 Remote Access VPN Libreswan 4.6.8. Configuring IKEv1 Remote Access VPN Libreswan and XAUTH with X.509 4.6.9. Using the Protection against Quantum Computers 4.6.10. Additional Resources Expand section "4.6.10. Additional Resources" Collapse section "4.6.10. Additional Resources" 4.6.10.1. Installed Documentation 4.6.10.2. Online Documentation 4.7. Using OpenSSL Expand section "4.7. Using OpenSSL" Collapse section "4.7. Using OpenSSL" 4.7.1. Creating and Managing Encryption Keys 4.7.2. Generating Certificates Expand section "4.7.2. Generating Certificates" Collapse section "4.7.2. Generating Certificates" 4.7.2.1. Creating a Certificate Signing Request 4.7.2.2. Creating a Self-signed Certificate 4.7.2.3. Creating a Certificate Using a Makefile 4.7.3. Verifying Certificates 4.7.4. Encrypting and Decrypting a File 4.7.5. Generating Message Digests 4.7.6. Generating Password Hashes 4.7.7. Generating Random Data 4.7.8. Benchmarking Your System 4.7.9. Configuring OpenSSL 4.8. Using stunnel Expand section "4.8. Using stunnel" Collapse section "4.8. Using stunnel" 4.8.1. Installing stunnel 4.8.2. Configuring stunnel as a TLS Wrapper 4.8.3. Starting, Stopping, and Restarting stunnel 4.9. Encryption Expand section "4.9. Encryption" Collapse section "4.9. Encryption" 4.9.1. Using LUKS Disk Encryption Expand section "4.9.1. Using LUKS Disk Encryption" Collapse section "4.9.1. Using LUKS Disk Encryption" 4.9.1.1. LUKS Implementation in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.9.1.2. Manually Encrypting Directories 4.9.1.3. Add a New Passphrase to an Existing Device 4.9.1.4. Remove a Passphrase from an Existing Device 4.9.1.5. Creating Encrypted Block Devices in Anaconda 4.9.1.6. Additional Resources 4.9.2. Creating GPG Keys Expand section "4.9.2. Creating GPG Keys" Collapse section "4.9.2. Creating GPG Keys" 4.9.2.1. Creating GPG Keys in GNOME 4.9.2.2. Creating GPG Keys in KDE 4.9.2.3. Creating GPG Keys Using the Command Line 4.9.2.4. About Public Key Encryption 4.9.3. Using openCryptoki for Public-Key Cryptography Expand section "4.9.3. Using openCryptoki for Public-Key Cryptography" Collapse section "4.9.3. Using openCryptoki for Public-Key Cryptography" 4.9.3.1. Installing openCryptoki and Starting the Service 4.9.3.2. Configuring and Using openCryptoki 4.9.4. Using Smart Cards to Supply Credentials to OpenSSH Expand section "4.9.4. Using Smart Cards to Supply Credentials to OpenSSH" Collapse section "4.9.4. Using Smart Cards to Supply Credentials to OpenSSH" 4.9.4.1. Retrieving a Public Key from a Card 4.9.4.2. Storing a Public Key on a Server 4.9.4.3. Authenticating to a Server with a Key on a Smart Card 4.9.4.4. Using ssh-agent to Automate PIN Logging In 4.9.4.5. Additional Resources 4.9.5. Trusted and Encrypted Keys Expand section "4.9.5. Trusted and Encrypted Keys" Collapse section "4.9.5. Trusted and Encrypted Keys" 4.9.5.1. Working with keys 4.9.5.2. Additional Resources 4.9.6. Using the Random Number Generator 4.10. Configuring Automated Unlocking of Encrypted Volumes using Policy-Based Decryption Expand section "4.10. Configuring Automated Unlocking of Encrypted Volumes using Policy-Based Decryption" Collapse section "4.10. Configuring Automated Unlocking of Encrypted Volumes using Policy-Based Decryption" 4.10.1. Network-Bound Disk Encryption 4.10.2. Installing an Encryption Client - Clevis 4.10.3. Deploying a Tang Server with SELinux in Enforcing Mode Expand section "4.10.3. Deploying a Tang Server with SELinux in Enforcing Mode" Collapse section "4.10.3. Deploying a Tang Server with SELinux in Enforcing Mode" 4.10.3.1. Deploying High-Availability Systems 4.10.4. Deploying an Encryption Client for an NBDE system with Tang 4.10.5. Deploying an Encryption Client with a TPM 2.0 Policy 4.10.6. Configuring Manual Enrollment of Root Volumes 4.10.7. Configuring Automated Enrollment Using Kickstart 4.10.8. Configuring Automated Unlocking of Removable Storage Devices 4.10.9. Configuring Automated Unlocking of Non-root Volumes at Boot Time 4.10.10. Deploying Virtual Machines in a NBDE Network 4.10.11. Building Automatically-enrollable VM Images for Cloud Environments using NBDE 4.10.12. Additional Resources 4.11. Checking Integrity with AIDE Expand section "4.11. Checking Integrity with AIDE" Collapse section "4.11. Checking Integrity with AIDE" 4.11.1. Installing AIDE 4.11.2. Performing Integrity Checks 4.11.3. Updating an AIDE Database 4.11.4. Additional Resources 4.12. Using USBGuard Expand section "4.12. Using USBGuard" Collapse section "4.12. Using USBGuard" 4.12.1. Installing USBGuard 4.12.2. Creating a White List and a Black List 4.12.3. Using the Rule Language to Create Your Own Policy 4.12.4. Additional Resources 4.13. Hardening TLS Configuration Expand section "4.13. Hardening TLS Configuration" Collapse section "4.13. Hardening TLS Configuration" 4.13.1. Choosing Algorithms to Enable 4.13.2. Using Implementations of TLS Expand section "4.13.2. Using Implementations of TLS" Collapse section "4.13.2. Using Implementations of TLS" 4.13.2.1. Working with Cipher Suites in OpenSSL 4.13.2.2. Working with Cipher Suites in GnuTLS 4.13.3. Configuring Specific Applications Expand section "4.13.3. Configuring Specific Applications" Collapse section "4.13.3. Configuring Specific Applications" 4.13.3.1. Configuring the Apache HTTP Server 4.13.3.2. Configuring the Dovecot Mail Server 4.13.4. Additional Information 4.14. Using Shared System Certificates Expand section "4.14. Using Shared System Certificates" Collapse section "4.14. Using Shared System Certificates" 4.14.1. Using a System-wide Trust Store 4.14.2. Adding New Certificates 4.14.3. Managing Trusted System Certificates 4.14.4. Additional Resources 4.15. Using MACsec 4.16. Removing Data Securely Using scrub 5. Using Firewalls Expand section "5. Using Firewalls" Collapse section "5. Using Firewalls" 5.1. Getting Started with firewalld Expand section "5.1. Getting Started with firewalld" Collapse section "5.1. Getting Started with firewalld" 5.1.1. Zones 5.1.2. Predefined Services 5.1.3. Runtime and Permanent Settings 5.1.4. Modifying Settings in Runtime and Permanent Configuration using CLI 5.2. Installing the firewall-config GUI configuration tool 5.3. Viewing the Current Status and Settings of firewalld Expand section "5.3. Viewing the Current Status and Settings of firewalld" Collapse section "5.3. Viewing the Current Status and Settings of firewalld" 5.3.1. Viewing the Current Status of firewalld 5.3.2. Viewing Current firewalld Settings Expand section "5.3.2. Viewing Current firewalld Settings" Collapse section "5.3.2. Viewing Current firewalld Settings" 5.3.2.1. Viewing Allowed Services using GUI 5.3.2.2. Viewing firewalld Settings using CLI 5.4. Starting firewalld 5.5. Stopping firewalld 5.6. Controlling Traffic Expand section "5.6. Controlling Traffic" Collapse section "5.6. Controlling Traffic" 5.6.1. Predefined Services 5.6.2. Disabling All Traffic in Case of Emergency using CLI 5.6.3. Controlling Traffic with Predefined Services using CLI 5.6.4. Controlling Traffic with Predefined Services using GUI 5.6.5. Adding New Services 5.6.6. Controlling Ports using CLI 5.6.7. Opening Ports using GUI 5.6.8. Controlling Traffic with Protocols using GUI 5.6.9. Opening Source Ports using GUI 5.7. Working with Zones Expand section "5.7. Working with Zones" Collapse section "5.7. Working with Zones" 5.7.1. Listing Zones 5.7.2. Modifying firewalld Settings for a Certain Zone 5.7.3. Changing the Default Zone 5.7.4. Assigning a Network Interface to a Zone 5.7.5. Assigning a Default Zone to a Network Connection 5.7.6. Creating a New Zone 5.7.7. Creating a New Zone using a Configuration File 5.7.8. Using Zone Targets to Set Default Behavior for Incoming Traffic 5.8. Using Zones to Manage Incoming Traffic Depending on Source Expand section "5.8. Using Zones to Manage Incoming Traffic Depending on Source" Collapse section "5.8. Using Zones to Manage Incoming Traffic Depending on Source" 5.8.1. Adding a Source 5.8.2. Removing a Source 5.8.3. Adding a Source Port 5.8.4. Removing a Source Port 5.8.5. Using Zones and Sources to Allow a Service for Only a Specific Domain 5.8.6. Configuring Traffic Accepted by a Zone Based on Protocol 5.9. Port Forwarding Expand section "5.9. Port Forwarding" Collapse section "5.9. Port Forwarding" 5.9.1. Adding a Port to Redirect 5.9.2. Removing a Redirected Port 5.10. Configuring IP Address Masquerading 5.11. Managing ICMP Requests Expand section "5.11. Managing ICMP Requests" Collapse section "5.11. Managing ICMP Requests" 5.11.1. Listing ICMP Requests 5.11.2. Blocking or Unblocking ICMP Requests 5.11.3. Blocking ICMP Requests without Providing any Information at All 5.11.4. Configuring the ICMP Filter using GUI 5.12. Setting and Controlling IP sets using firewalld Expand section "5.12. Setting and Controlling IP sets using firewalld" Collapse section "5.12. Setting and Controlling IP sets using firewalld" 5.12.1. Configuring IP Set Options with the Command-Line Client 5.12.2. Configuring a Custom Service for an IP Set 5.13. Setting and Controlling IP sets using iptables 5.14. Using the Direct Interface Expand section "5.14. Using the Direct Interface" Collapse section "5.14. Using the Direct Interface" 5.14.1. Adding a Rule using the Direct Interface 5.14.2. Removing a Rule using the Direct Interface 5.14.3. Listing Rules using the Direct Interface 5.15. Configuring Complex Firewall Rules with the "Rich Language" Syntax Expand section "5.15. Configuring Complex Firewall Rules with the "Rich Language" Syntax" Collapse section "5.15. Configuring Complex Firewall Rules with the "Rich Language" Syntax" 5.15.1. Formatting of the Rich Language Commands 5.15.2. Understanding the Rich Rule Structure 5.15.3. Understanding the Rich Rule Command Options 5.15.4. Using the Rich Rule Log Command Expand section "5.15.4. Using the Rich Rule Log Command" Collapse section "5.15.4. Using the Rich Rule Log Command" 5.15.4.1. Using the Rich Rule Log Command Example 1 5.15.4.2. Using the Rich Rule Log Command Example 2 5.15.4.3. Using the Rich Rule Log Command Example 3 5.15.4.4. Using the Rich Rule Log Command Example 4 5.15.4.5. Using the Rich Rule Log Command Example 5 5.15.4.6. Using the Rich Rule Log Command Example 6 5.16. Configuring Firewall Lockdown Expand section "5.16. Configuring Firewall Lockdown" Collapse section "5.16. Configuring Firewall Lockdown" 5.16.1. Configuring Lockdown with the Command-Line Client 5.16.2. Configuring Lockdown Whitelist Options with the Command-Line Client 5.16.3. Configuring Lockdown Whitelist Options with Configuration Files 5.17. Configuring Logging for Denied Packets 5.18. Additional Resources Expand section "5.18. Additional Resources" Collapse section "5.18. Additional Resources" 5.18.1. Installed Documentation 5.18.2. Online Documentation 6. Getting Started with nftables Expand section "6. Getting Started with nftables" Collapse section "6. Getting Started with nftables" 6.1. Writing and executing nftables scripts Expand section "6.1. Writing and executing nftables scripts" Collapse section "6.1. Writing and executing nftables scripts" 6.1.1. Supported nftables script formats 6.1.2. Running nftables scripts 6.1.3. Using comments in nftables scripts 6.1.4. Using variables in an nftables script 6.1.5. Including files in an nftables script 6.1.6. Automatically loading nftables rules when the system boots 6.2. Creating and managing nftables tables, chains, and rules Expand section "6.2. Creating and managing nftables tables, chains, and rules" Collapse section "6.2. Creating and managing nftables tables, chains, and rules" 6.2.1. Displaying the nftables rule set 6.2.2. Creating an nftables table 6.2.3. Creating an nftables chain 6.2.4. Appending a rule to the end of an nftables chain 6.2.5. Inserting a rule at the beginning of an nftables chain 6.2.6. Inserting a rule at a specific position of an nftables chain 6.3. Configuring NAT using nftables Expand section "6.3. Configuring NAT using nftables" Collapse section "6.3. Configuring NAT using nftables" 6.3.1. The different NAT types: masquerading, source NAT, destination NAT, and redirect 6.3.2. Configuring masquerading using nftables 6.3.3. Configuring source NAT using nftables 6.3.4. Configuring destination NAT using nftables 6.3.5. Configuring a redirect using nftables 6.4. Using sets in nftables commands Expand section "6.4. Using sets in nftables commands" Collapse section "6.4. Using sets in nftables commands" 6.4.1. Using anonymous sets in nftables 6.4.2. Using named sets in nftables 6.4.3. Related information 6.5. Using verdict maps in nftables commands Expand section "6.5. Using verdict maps in nftables commands" Collapse section "6.5. Using verdict maps in nftables commands" 6.5.1. Using anonymous maps in nftables 6.5.2. Using named maps in nftables 6.5.3. Related information 6.6. Configuring port forwarding using nftables Expand section "6.6. Configuring port forwarding using nftables" Collapse section "6.6. Configuring port forwarding using nftables" 6.6.1. Forwarding incoming packets to a different local port 6.6.2. Forwarding incoming packets on a specific local port to a different host 6.7. Using nftables to limit the amount of connections Expand section "6.7. Using nftables to limit the amount of connections" Collapse section "6.7. Using nftables to limit the amount of connections" 6.7.1. Limiting the number of connections using nftables 6.7.2. Blocking IP addresses that attempt more than ten new incoming TCP connections within one minute 6.7.3. Additional resources 6.8. Debugging nftables rules Expand section "6.8. Debugging nftables rules" Collapse section "6.8. Debugging nftables rules" 6.8.1. Creating a rule with a counter 6.8.2. Adding a counter to an existing rule 6.8.3. Monitoring packets that match an existing rule 7. System Auditing Expand section "7. System Auditing" Collapse section "7. System Auditing" 7.1. Audit System Architecture 7.2. Installing the audit Packages 7.3. Configuring the audit Service Expand section "7.3. Configuring the audit Service" Collapse section "7.3. Configuring the audit Service" 7.3.1. Configuring auditd for a Secure Environment 7.4. Starting the audit Service 7.5. Defining Audit Rules Expand section "7.5. Defining Audit Rules" Collapse section "7.5. Defining Audit Rules" 7.5.1. Defining Audit Rules with auditctl 7.5.2. Defining Executable File Rules 7.5.3. Defining Persistent Audit Rules and Controls in the /etc/audit/audit.rules File 7.6. Understanding Audit Log Files 7.7. Searching the Audit Log Files 7.8. Creating Audit Reports 7.9. Additional Resources 8. Scanning the System for Configuration Compliance and Vulnerabilities Expand section "8. Scanning the System for Configuration Compliance and Vulnerabilities" Collapse section "8. Scanning the System for Configuration Compliance and Vulnerabilities" 8.1. Configuration Compliance Tools in RHEL 8.2. Vulnerability Scanning Expand section "8.2. Vulnerability Scanning" Collapse section "8.2. Vulnerability Scanning" 8.2.1. Red Hat Security Advisories OVAL Feed 8.2.2. Scanning the System for Vulnerabilities 8.2.3. Scanning Remote Systems for Vulnerabilities 8.3. Configuration Compliance Scanning Expand section "8.3. Configuration Compliance Scanning" Collapse section "8.3. Configuration Compliance Scanning" 8.3.1. Configuration Compliance in RHEL 7 8.3.2. Possible results of an OpenSCAP scan 8.3.3. Viewing Profiles for Configuration Compliance 8.3.4. Assessing Configuration Compliance with a Specific Baseline 8.4. Remediating the System to Align with a Specific Baseline 8.5. Remediating the System to Align with a Specific Baseline Using the SSG Ansible Playbook 8.6. Creating a Remediation Ansible Playbook to Align the System with a Specific Baseline 8.7. Scanning the System with a Customized Profile Using SCAP Workbench Expand section "8.7. Scanning the System with a Customized Profile Using SCAP Workbench" Collapse section "8.7. Scanning the System with a Customized Profile Using SCAP Workbench" 8.7.1. Using SCAP Workbench to Scan and Remediate the System 8.7.2. Customizing a Security Profile with SCAP Workbench 8.7.3. Related Information 8.8. Deploying Systems That Are Compliant with a Security Profile Immediately after an Installation Expand section "8.8. Deploying Systems That Are Compliant with a Security Profile Immediately after an Installation" Collapse section "8.8. Deploying Systems That Are Compliant with a Security Profile Immediately after an Installation" 8.8.1. Deploying Baseline-Compliant RHEL Systems Using the Graphical Installation 8.8.2. Deploying Baseline-Compliant RHEL Systems Using Kickstart 8.9. Scanning Containers and Container Images for Vulnerabilities Expand section "8.9. Scanning Containers and Container Images for Vulnerabilities" Collapse section "8.9. Scanning Containers and Container Images for Vulnerabilities" 8.9.1. Scanning Container Images and Containers for Vulnerabilities Using oscap-docker 8.9.2. Scanning Container Images and Containers for Vulnerabilities Using atomic scan 8.10. Assessing Configuration Compliance of a Container or a Container Image with a Specific Baseline 8.11. Scanning and Remediating Configuration Compliance of Container Images and Containers Using atomic scan Expand section "8.11. Scanning and Remediating Configuration Compliance of Container Images and Containers Using atomic scan" Collapse section "8.11. Scanning and Remediating Configuration Compliance of Container Images and Containers Using atomic scan" 8.11.1. Scanning for Configuration Compliance of Container Images and Containers Using atomic scan 8.11.2. Remediating Configuration Compliance of Container Images and Containers Using atomic scan 8.12. SCAP Security Guide profiles supported in RHEL 7 8.13. Related Information 9. Federal Standards and Regulations Expand section "9. Federal Standards and Regulations" Collapse section "9. Federal Standards and Regulations" 9.1. Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Expand section "9.1. Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)" Collapse section "9.1. Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)" 9.1.1. Enabling FIPS Mode 9.2. National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) 9.3. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) 9.4. Security Technical Implementation Guide A. Encryption Standards Expand section "A. Encryption Standards" Collapse section "A. Encryption Standards" A.1. Synchronous Encryption Expand section "A.1. Synchronous Encryption" Collapse section "A.1. Synchronous Encryption" A.1.1. Advanced Encryption Standard — AES Expand section "A.1.1. Advanced Encryption Standard — AES" Collapse section "A.1.1. Advanced Encryption Standard — AES" A.1.1.1. AES History A.1.2. Data Encryption Standard — DES Expand section "A.1.2. Data Encryption Standard — DES" Collapse section "A.1.2. Data Encryption Standard — DES" A.1.2.1. DES History A.2. Public-key Encryption Expand section "A.2. Public-key Encryption" Collapse section "A.2. Public-key Encryption" A.2.1. Diffie-Hellman Expand section "A.2.1. Diffie-Hellman" Collapse section "A.2.1. Diffie-Hellman" A.2.1.1. Diffie-Hellman History A.2.2. RSA A.2.3. DSA A.2.4. SSL/TLS A.2.5. Cramer-Shoup Cryptosystem A.2.6. ElGamal Encryption B. 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