OL 8 must enable a user session lock until that user reestablishes access using established identification and authentication procedures for graphical user sessions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-248671	OL08-00-020030	SV-248671r779579_rule		Medium

Description
To establish acceptance of the application usage policy, a click-through banner at system logon is required. The system must prevent further activity until the user executes a positive action to manifest agreement by clicking on a box indicating "OK". Satisfies: SRG-OS-000028-GPOS-00009, SRG-OS-000030-GPOS-00011

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-12-01

Details

Check Text ( C-52105r779577_chk )
Note: This requirement assumes the use of the OL 8 default graphical user interface, Gnome Shell. If the system does not have any graphical user interface installed, this requirement is Not Applicable. Verify the operating system enables a user's session lock until that user reestablishes access using established identification and authentication procedures with the following command: $ sudo gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled true If the setting is "false", this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-52105r779577_chk )

Note: This requirement assumes the use of the OL 8 default graphical user interface, Gnome Shell. If the system does not have any graphical user interface installed, this requirement is Not Applicable.

Verify the operating system enables a user's session lock until that user reestablishes access using established identification and authentication procedures with the following command:

$ sudo gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled

true

If the setting is "false", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-52059r779578_fix)
Configure OL 8 to enable a user's session lock until that user reestablishes access using established identification and authentication procedures. Create a database to contain the system-wide screensaver settings (if it does not already exist) with the following example: $ sudo vi /etc/dconf/db/local.d/00-screensaver Edit the "[org/gnome/desktop/screensaver]" section of the database file and add or update the following lines: # Set this to true to lock the screen when the screensaver activates lock-enabled=true Update the system databases: $ sudo dconf update

Fix Text (F-52059r779578_fix)

Configure OL 8 to enable a user's session lock until that user reestablishes access using established identification and authentication procedures.

Create a database to contain the system-wide screensaver settings (if it does not already exist) with the following example:

$ sudo vi /etc/dconf/db/local.d/00-screensaver

Edit the "[org/gnome/desktop/screensaver]" section of the database file and add or update the following lines:

# Set this to true to lock the screen when the screensaver activates
lock-enabled=true

Update the system databases:

$ sudo dconf update