RHEL-10-400325 - RHEL 10 must define default permissions for all authenticated users in such a way that the user can read and modify only their own files.

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Setting the most restrictive default permissions ensures that when new accounts are created, they do not have unnecessary access.

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Configure RHEL 10 to define default permissions for all authenticated users in such a way that the user can read and modify only their own files.

Add or edit the lines for the "umask" parameter in the "/etc/login.defs" file to "077":

umask 077

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Audit Name: DISA Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 STIG v1r1

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: bcf6853d6f6da89ab7fea3a2f9fbc0f58cf027a19d26ebd3c3d88d91e1f2e119

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RHEL-10-400325 - RHEL 10 must define default permissions for all authenticated users in such a way that the user can read and modify only their own files.

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