[Docs] Update for RHEL7 STIG
This patch updates the controls documentation for RHEL 7 and also adds a reference to the RHEL 7 STIG content in the main documentation page. Implements: blueprint security-rhel7-stig Change-Id: I56bd97dc793dddea7e05c0ac20a6579e7cfec533
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Security hardening controls in detail (RHEL 7 STIG)
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RHEL 7 STIG controls are still in development
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The openstack-ansible-security role follows the Red Hat Enteprise Linux 7
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`Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)`_. The guide has over 200
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controls that apply to various parts of a Linux system, and it is updated
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regularly by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). DISA is part of the
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United States Department of Defense. The current version of the openstack-
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ansible-security role is based on release 1, version 0.2 of the Red Hat
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Enterprise Linux 7 STIG.
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Controls are divided into groups based on the following properties:
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* **Severity:**
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* *High severity* controls have a large impact on the security of a
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system. They also have the largest operational impact to a system and
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deployers should test them thoroughly in non-production environments.
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* *Low severity* controls have a smaller impact on overall security, but they
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are generally easier to implement with a much lower operational impact.
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* **Implementation Status:**
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* *Implemented* controls are automatically implemented with automated tasks.
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Deployers can often opt out of these controls by adjusting Ansible
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variables. These variables are documented with each control below.
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* *Exceptions* denote controls that cannot be completed via automated tasks.
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Some of these controls must be applied during the initial provisioning
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process for new servers while others require manual inspection of the
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system.
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* *Opt in* controls have automated tasks written, but these tasks are
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disabled by default. These controls are often disabled because they could
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cause disruptions on a production system, or they do not provide a
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significant security benefit. Each control can be enabled with Ansible
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variables and these variables are documented with each control below.
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* *Verification only* controls have tasks that verify that a control is met.
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These tasks do not take any action on the system, but they often display
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debug output with additional instructions for deployers.
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* **Tag:**
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* Each control has a tag applied, and the tags allow deployers to select
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specific groups of controls to apply. For example, deployers can apply the
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controls for the ssh daemon by using ``--tags sshd`` on the Ansible command
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line.
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* Tags also make it easier to navigate through the Ansible tasks in the code
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itself. For example, all tasks tagged with ``auditd`` are found within
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``tasks/rhel7stig/auditd.yml``.
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.. _Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG): http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/os/unix-linux/Pages/red-hat.aspx
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Although the STIG is specific to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, it also applies to
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CentOS 7 systems. In addition, almost all of the controls are easily translated
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for Ubuntu 16.04. Any deviations during translation are noted within the
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documentation below.
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.. note::
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The RHEL 7 STIG content is still under development and is disabled by
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default. Deployers can test the tasks on non-production systems by setting
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the ``stig_version`` variable on the Ansible command line:
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.. code-block:: console
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ansible-playbook -i hosts playbook.yml -e stig_version=rhel7
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.. toctree::
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:maxdepth: 2
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@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ Ocata release.
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controls.rst
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developer-guide.rst
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Development is underway for adding the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 STIG content
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to the openstack-ansible-security role. The documentation for this work is
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available in this section:
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.. toctree::
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:maxdepth: 2
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controls-rhel7.rst
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Newton: Latest stable release
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