CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Benchmark
Introduction
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5 (RHEL5) is the new server-class release from Red Hat, Inc, that stabilizes SELinux, has been Common Criteria evaluated at EAL4+ and brings further stability and robustness to the enterprise level with this OS. Security hardening remains a vital element to the defense-in-depth approach for all computing elements within the enterprise.. The Center for Internet Security proudly brings the latest consensus-achieved security hardening recommendations in this Benchmark and accompanying scoring tool.
The content and intent of this Benchmark is to drive you, the reader to be more informed in regards to actions necessary for hardening and securing Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems. It is not going to provide non-security hardening information and guidance just for the sake of providing it. Some basics of a particular function might be touched upon, but this is usually for the relevance it directly provides to the security hardening actions at hand.
Please enjoy this edition of the Center for Internet Security Benchmark to harden Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5.
CIS_RHEL_5.0-5.1_Benchmark_v.1.1.2
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