Puppet Class: cis_security_hardening::rules::passwd_perms

Defined in:
manifests/rules/passwd_perms.pp

Summary

Ensure permissions on /etc/passwd are configured

Overview

The /etc/passwd file contains user account information that is used by many system utilities and therefore must be readable for these utilities to operate.

Rationale: It is critical to ensure that the /etc/passwd file is protected from unauthorized write access. Although it is protected by default, the file permissions could be changed either inadvertently or through malicious actions.

Examples:

class { 'cis_security_hardening::rules::passwd_perms':
    enforce => true,
}

Parameters:

  • enforce (Boolean) (defaults to: false) —

    Enforce the rule



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# File 'manifests/rules/passwd_perms.pp', line 20

class cis_security_hardening::rules::passwd_perms (
  Boolean $enforce = false,
) {
  if $enforce {
    file { '/etc/passwd':
      ensure => file,
      owner  => 'root',
      group  => 'root',
      mode   => '0644',
    }
  }
}