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CIS Slackware Linux 10.2 Benchmark v1.1.0 Checklist Details (Checklist Revisions)

Supporting Resources:

Target:

Target CPE Name
Slackware Linux 10.2 cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.2 (View CVEs)

Checklist Highlights

Checklist Name:
CIS Slackware Linux 10.2 Benchmark
Checklist ID:
59
Version:
v1.1.0
Type:
Compliance
Review Status:
Archived
Authority:
Third Party: Center for Internet Security (CIS)
Original Publication Date:
10/24/2005

Checklist Summary:

This document contains recommendations for the secure configuration of Slackware Linux distributions.

Checklist Role:

  • Desktop and Server Operating System

Known Issues:

Not provided.

Target Audience:

Not provided.

Target Operational Environment:

  • Standalone
  • Managed

Testing Information:

Not provided.

Regulatory Compliance:

Not provided.

Comments/Warnings/Miscellaneous:

Not provided.

Disclaimer:

Differs for Public and Private consumers, please read disclaimer information from the CIS web site located at: http://www.cisecurity.org/sub_form.html

Product Support:

Not provided.

Point of Contact:

cis-feedback@cisecurity.org

Sponsor:

Not provided.

Licensing:

Differs for Public and Private consumers, please read licensing information from the CIS web site located at: http://www.cisecurity.org/sub_form.html

Change History:

Removed reference per CIS instruction - 8/28/2018
Updated reference link - http --> https - 11/05/2018
updated reference links - 6/28/19
Updated URL - 7/26/19
Updated Reference URLs - 7/31/19
updated reference link - 1/10/2020
updated status to archived - 2/23/24

Dependency/Requirements:

URL Description
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/html_single/Partition.html Partitioning
http://www.slackware.com/ Slackware Book
http://www.slackware.com/security/ Patches and related documentation
https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/misc/security_tips.html Apache "Security Tips" document
https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/ Information on MIT Kerberos
https://www.cups.org/ CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System)
https://www.slackbook.org/ Slackbook
https://www.sudo.ws/sudo/ sudo (provides fine-grained access controls for superuser activity)
https://www.tripwire.org Tripwire file modification utility

References:

Reference URL Description

NIST checklist record last modified on 02/23/2024