On Tue, Jan 8, 2019 at 2:57 PM Trevor Vaughan <[email protected]> wrote:
> Personally, I think that anything marked as %config should not be checked > because they are allowed to vary anyway. > I'm leaning towards ignoring config files in OVAL check, and making it explicit in rule description. And add a note with command that would output list of config files that do not match their rpm hash, in case you would like to review altered config files manually. > On Tue, Jan 8, 2019 at 8:52 AM Watson Sato <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Regarding rule "Verify file hashes with RPM", which files resides here: >> >> https://github.com/ComplianceAsCode/content/tree/master/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/rpm_verification/rpm_verify_hashes >> >> From description in rule.yml I understand that altered files should be >> reported and, altered configuration files should be reported analyzed >> individually. >> 1. Is this the intended action? To evaluate altered configuration files? >> >> Looking at the OVAL check, it mostly cares about altered files under >> /bin, /sbin ,/lib ,/lib64 or /usr (mainly executables and libraries >> according to comment). >> 2. Is this restriction only to optimize for search of libraries and >> binaries? >> I see a slight misalignment between check and description. This way we >> won't be catching much changes in config files. >> >> -- >> Watson Sato >> Security Technologies | Red Hat, Inc >> _______________________________________________ >> scap-security-guide mailing list -- >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> [email protected] >> Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html >> List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines >> List Archives: >> https://lists.fedorahosted.org/archives/list/[email protected] >> > > > -- > Trevor Vaughan > Vice President, Onyx Point, Inc > (410) 541-6699 x788 > > -- This account not approved for unencrypted proprietary information -- > _______________________________________________ > scap-security-guide mailing list -- > [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/archives/list/[email protected] > -- Watson Sato Security Technologies | Red Hat, Inc
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