This repository contains a collection of scripts that will help to harden operating system baseline configuration supported by Cloudneeti.

• CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2019 benchmark v1.0.0
• CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 benchmark v1.0.0
• CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 benchmark v1.0.0
• CIS RHEL 7 benchmark v2.2.0
• CIS CentOS 7 benchmark v2.2.0
• CIS Ubuntu 18.04 benchmark v1.0.0

• Windows PowerShell version 5 and above

  1. To check PowerShell version type "$PSVersionTable.PSVersion" in PowerShell and you will find PowerShell version,
  2. To Install PowerShell follow link https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/setup/installing-windows-powershell?view=powershell-6

• Below DSC modules should be installed

  1. AuditPolicyDsc
  2. SecurityPolicyDsc
  3. NetworkingDsc
  4. PSDesiredStateConfiguration

  To check module present or not

  Get-InstalledModule -Name <ModuleName>

  Install the required modules by executing the below command

  Install-Module -Name <ModuleName>

Example 1: CIS Benchmark Windows Server 2016 v1.0.0

1. Login to VM using RDP

2. Download/copy PowerShell script to VM

3. Run PowerShell script to compile DSC

   .\CIS_Benchmark_WindowsServer2016_v100.ps1

   Script will generate MOF files in the directory.

4. Run below command to apply baseline configuration

   Start-DscConfiguration -Path .\CIS_Benchmark_WindowsServer2016_v1_0_0  -Force -Verbose -Wait

Example 1: CIS CentOS Linux7 Benchmark v2.2.0

1. Login to VM/EC2 Instance using SSH

2. Switch user(su) to root.

3. Download/copy bash script to VM/EC2 Instance

4. Run bash script to apply baseline configuration

   bash CIS_CentOS_Linux7_Benchmark_v2_2_0_Remediation.sh

The scripts are designed to harden the operating system baseline configurations, Please test it on the test/staging system before applying to the production system.

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