800-53|CM-6

Title

CONFIGURATION SETTINGS

Description

The organization:

Supplemental

Configuration settings are the set of parameters that can be changed in hardware, software, or firmware components of the information system that affect the security posture and/or functionality of the system. Information technology products for which security-related configuration settings can be defined include, for example, mainframe computers, servers (e.g., database, electronic mail, authentication, web, proxy, file, domain name), workstations, input/output devices (e.g., scanners, copiers, and printers), network components (e.g., firewalls, routers, gateways, voice and data switches, wireless access points, network appliances, sensors), operating systems, middleware, and applications. Security-related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of information systems including the parameters required to satisfy other security control requirements. Security-related parameters include, for example: (i) registry settings; (ii) account, file, directory permission settings; and (iii) settings for functions, ports, protocols, services, and remote connections. Organizations establish organization-wide configuration settings and subsequently derive specific settings for information systems. The established settings become part of the systems configuration baseline. Common secure configurations (also referred to as security configuration checklists, lockdown and hardening guides, security reference guides, security technical implementation guides) provide recognized, standardized, and established benchmarks that stipulate secure configuration settings for specific information technology platforms/products and instructions for configuring those information system components to meet operational requirements. Common secure configurations can be developed by a variety of organizations including, for example, information technology product developers, manufacturers, vendors, consortia, academia, industry, federal agencies, and other organizations in the public and private sectors. Common secure configurations include the United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB) which affects the implementation of CM-6 and other controls such as AC-19 and CM-7. The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) and the defined standards within the protocol (e.g., Common Configuration Enumeration) provide an effective method to uniquely identify, track, and control configuration settings. OMB establishes federal policy on configuration requirements for federal information systems.

Reference Item Details

Related: AC-19,CM-2,CM-3,CM-7,SI-4

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

Family: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

Priority: P1

Baseline Impact: LOW,MODERATE,HIGH

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1.1 Ensure the Pre-Installation Planning Checklist Has Been ImplementedUnixCIS Apache HTTP Server 2.4 L1 v2.1.0 Middleware
1.1 Ensure the Pre-Installation Planning Checklist Has Been ImplementedUnixCIS Apache HTTP Server 2.4 L1 v2.1.0
1.1 JBoss Enterprise Application Platform should be a vendor supported versionUnixRedhat JBoss EAP 5.x
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - @APP_Config_catalogs@/webapps/examplesUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 10 L2 v1.1.0 Middleware
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - @APP_Config_catalogs@/webapps/examplesUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 9 L2 v1.2.0 Middleware
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - /webapps/docsUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 10 L2 v1.1.0 Middleware
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - /webapps/docsUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 9 L2 v1.2.0 Middleware
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - /webapps/host-managerUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 10 L2 v1.1.0 Middleware
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - /webapps/host-managerUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 9 L2 v1.2.0 Middleware
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - /webapps/managerUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 9 L2 v1.2.0 Middleware
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - /webapps/managerUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 10 L2 v1.1.0 Middleware
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - /webapps/ROOTUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 10 L2 v1.1.0 Middleware
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - /webapps/ROOTUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 9 L2 v1.2.0 Middleware
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - CATALINA_HOME/webapps/docsUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 9 L2 v1.2.0
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - CATALINA_HOME/webapps/docsUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 10 L2 v1.1.0
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - CATALINA_HOME/webapps/examplesUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 9 L2 v1.2.0
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - CATALINA_HOME/webapps/examplesUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 10 L2 v1.1.0
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - CATALINA_HOME/webapps/host-managerUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 10 L2 v1.1.0
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - CATALINA_HOME/webapps/host-managerUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 9 L2 v1.2.0
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - CATALINA_HOME/webapps/managerUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 10 L2 v1.1.0
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - CATALINA_HOME/webapps/managerUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 9 L2 v1.2.0
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - CATALINA_HOME/webapps/ROOTUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 9 L2 v1.2.0
1.1 Remove extraneous files and directories - CATALINA_HOME/webapps/ROOTUnixCIS Apache Tomcat 10 L2 v1.1.0
1.1.1 Create Separate Partition for /tmpUnixCIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 L1 v2.2.1
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1.1.1 Ensure mounting of squashfs filesystems is disabled - modprobeUnixCIS Aliyun Linux 2 L1 v1.0.0
1.1.1 Ensure Security Defaults is enabled on Azure Active Directorymicrosoft_azureCIS Microsoft Azure Foundations v2.0.0 L1
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1.1.1.1 Ensure cramfs kernel module is not availableUnixCIS Red Hat EL8 Workstation L1 v3.0.0
1.1.1.1 Ensure cramfs kernel module is not availableUnixCIS Rocky Linux 8 Server L1 v2.0.0
1.1.1.1 Ensure cramfs kernel module is not availableUnixCIS Oracle Linux 8 Server L1 v3.0.0
1.1.1.1 Ensure cramfs kernel module is not availableUnixCIS Rocky Linux 8 Workstation L1 v2.0.0
1.1.1.1 Ensure cramfs kernel module is not availableUnixCIS Red Hat EL8 Server L1 v3.0.0
1.1.1.1 Ensure cramfs kernel module is not availableUnixCIS Oracle Linux 8 Workstation L1 v3.0.0
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1.1.1.1 Ensure mounting of cramfs filesystems is disabledUnixCIS Debian Linux 11 Server L1 v1.0.0
1.1.1.1 Ensure mounting of cramfs filesystems is disabledUnixCIS Debian Linux 11 Workstation L1 v1.0.0
1.1.1.1 Ensure mounting of cramfs filesystems is disabledUnixCIS Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS Workstation L1 v2.0.1
1.1.1.1 Ensure mounting of cramfs filesystems is disabledUnixCIS Debian 10 Server L1 v2.0.0
1.1.1.1 Ensure mounting of cramfs filesystems is disabledUnixCIS Ubuntu Linux 22.04 LTS Server L1 v1.0.0
1.1.1.1 Ensure mounting of cramfs filesystems is disabledUnixCIS Ubuntu Linux 22.04 LTS Workstation L1 v1.0.0
1.1.1.1 Ensure mounting of cramfs filesystems is disabledUnixCIS Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS Server L1 v2.0.1
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1.1.1.1 Ensure mounting of cramfs filesystems is disabled - blacklistUnixCIS CentOS Linux 8 Server L1 v2.0.0
1.1.1.1 Ensure mounting of cramfs filesystems is disabled - blacklistUnixCIS Fedora 28 Family Linux Server L1 v2.0.0
1.1.1.1 Ensure mounting of cramfs filesystems is disabled - blacklistUnixCIS Fedora 28 Family Linux Workstation L1 v2.0.0
1.1.1.1 Ensure mounting of cramfs filesystems is disabled - blacklistUnixCIS CentOS Linux 8 Workstation L1 v2.0.0
1.1.1.1 Ensure mounting of UDF filesystems is disabledUnixCIS Bottlerocket L2