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The group of the /etc/syslog.conf file must be wheel. The syslog.conf file is the configuration file for the syslogd(8) program. It consists of lines with two fields: the selector field which specifies the types of messages and priorities to which the line applies, and an action field which specifies the action to be taken if a message syslogd receives matches the selection criteria. The selector ...

The operating system must enforce a minimum 15-character password length. The minimum password length must be set to 15 characters. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password length is one factor of several that helps to determine strength and how long it takes to crack a password. The use of ...

The kernel extension for Wi-Fi network devices such as Airport must be removed to ensure that users will not be able to reactivate wireless networking at a later time. System updates will sometimes replace deleted kernel extensions. Administrator users may need to periodically check to ensure that the file remains deleted. Alternately, the wireless card hardware may be removed from the system.

The default global umask setting must be set to '027' for user applications. The setting '027' ensures that user created files and directories will be readable, but not writable, by users that share the same group id. Users with a different group id will not be able to read or write those files. This mitigates the risk that unauthorized users might be able to read and write files saved to the syst ...

The owner of the /etc/services file must be root. The services file contains information regarding the known services available in the DARPA Internet. For each service a single line should be present with the following information: official service name, port number, protocol name, aliases.

Hide or display the sleep, restart, and shutdown buttons, in the login window. In loginwindow.plist, set the PowerOffDisabled key = true to hide the buttons. If the key does not exist, buttons are displayed.

The group of the /etc/services file must be wheel. The services file contains information regarding the known services available in the DARPA Internet. For each service a single line should be present with the following information: official service name, port number, protocol name, aliases.

Infrared [IR] kernel support must be disabled to prevent users from controlling the system with IR devices. By default, if IR is enabled, the system will accept IR control from any remote.

Administrator users must never log in directly as root. To assure individual accountability and prevent unauthorized access, logging in as root over a remote connection must be disabled. Administrators should only run commands as root after first authenticating with their individual user names and passwords.

SSH should be configured to log users out after a 15 minute interval of inactivity and to only wait 30 seconds before timing out login attempts. Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take control of a management session enabled on the console or console port that has been left unattended. In addition, quickly terminat ...


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