Product:
IBM BigFix Compliance
Title:
Updated DISA STIG Checklist for Solaris 11 to support a more recent version of benchmark
Security Benchmark:
Solaris 11 Manual STIG Version 1, Release 16
Published Sites:
DISA STIG Checklist for Solaris 11, site version 6
(The site version is provided for air-gap customers.)
Release Notes:
• Permissions checks now use /usr/xpg4/bin/sh instead of /bin/sh.
• SOL-11.1-010420 is now relevant if “cnt” policy is active.
• SOL-11.1-040130 now looks for the value 6 for CRYPT_DEFAULT. Also fixed typo in CRYPT_ALGORITHMS_ALLOW name.
• SOL-11.1-040390 now ignores comments in the config files.
• SOL-11.1-070130 added polkitd to the list of system users.
• SOL-11.1-080020 now applies to all zones on Solaris 11.3 and higher.
• SOL-11.1-080140 also makes sure custom.cfg is sourced from grub.cfg.
• SOL-11.1-100010 now ignores progress output.
• Checks using the logins or getent commands now support the ONLY_LOCAL_USERS custom parameter. If set to “true” then external databases such as LDAP or AD will not be used.
• Removed “Configure Filesystem Scan Options” task. The parameters for EXCLUDEFS and EXCLUDEMOUNTS can now be set from a dialog box when the “Deploy and Run” action is taken.
• The Applicability Fixlet now checks to see if the “Deploy and Run” action has been taken within the last 90 days.
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We hope you find this latest release of SCM content useful and effective. Thank you!
– The IBM BigFix Compliance team