Checklist Summary:

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8) Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) is published as a tool to improve the security of the Department of Defense (DoD) information systems. The requirements were developed from the General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide (GPOS SRG). The vulnerabilities discussed in this document are applicable to RHEL 8 Desktop and Server installations. This document is meant for use in conjunction with the Enclave, Network Infrastructure, Secure Remote Computing, and appropriate application STIGs.

Checklist Role:

• Operating System

Known Issues:

Not provided.

Target Audience:

Parties within the DoD and Federal Government’s computing environments can obtain the applicable STIG from the Cyber Exchange website at https://cyber.mil/. This site contains the latest copies of STIGs, SRGs, and other related security information. Those without a Common Access Card (CAC) that has DoD Certificates can obtain the STIG from https://public.cyber.mil/.

Target Operational Environment:

• Managed
• Specialized Security-Limited Functionality (SSLF)

Testing Information:

Not provided.

Regulatory Compliance:

DoDI 8100.04

Comments/Warnings/Miscellaneous:

Not provided.

Disclaimer:

Parties within the DoD and Federal Government’s computing environments can obtain the applicable STIG from the Cyber Exchange website at https://cyber.mil/. This site contains the latest copies of STIGs, SRGs, and other related security information. Those without a Common Access Card (CAC) that has DoD Certificates can obtain the STIG from https://public.cyber.mil/.

Product Support:

Comments or proposed revisions to this document should be sent via email to the following address: disa.stig_spt@mail.mil. DISA will coordinate all change requests with the relevant DoD organizations before inclusion in this document. Approved changes will be made in accordance with the DISA maintenance release schedule.

Point of Contact:

disa.stig_spt@mail.mil

Sponsor:

Not provided.

Licensing:

Not provided.

Change History:

updated URLs - 4/28/2021
added benchmark - 5/12/2021
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updated URLs - 7/28/2021
updated URLs - 10/29/2021
updated URLs - 1/26/2022
updated URLs - 4/25/2022
updated URLs - 4/25/2022
Updated resource per DISA - 8/1/22
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Updated resources per DISA - 10/6/22
Updated resource per DISA - 10/26/22
Updated resource per DISA - 10/26/22
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updated URLs per DISA - 1/17/2023
updated SCC content - 2/6/2023
 updated SCC content - 3/9/2023
Updated resource per DISA - 4/27/23
updated SCC content - 6/22/23
Updated URLs per DISA - 7/25/23
updated SCC content - 9/22/2023
corrected SHA - 9/30/23
Updated resource per DISA - 10/26/23
Corrected SHA discrepancy - 11/3/2023
updated URLs - 1/26/24
Updated SCC Resources - 4/19/24
Update Version and Resources - 06/10/2024
Updated Resources and SHA - 08/12/2024
Resource Title Updated, Resource Sunset - 08/21/2024
Resources and Title Updated - 11/04/2024

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NIST checklist record last modified on 11/04/2024