Details

It is recommended to set strict access permissions for configuration files. 640 or better.

Solution

Set file permissions to 640

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• http://docs.openstack.org/security-guide/dashboard/checklist.html

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|CM-6b.
• CSCv6|3.1

Source

• Tenable.com/audits