TOSS 5 must be configured to use TCP syncookies.

Denial of service (DoS) is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot accomplish its mission or must operate at degraded capacity.

Managing excess capacity ensures that sufficient capacity is available to counter flooding attacks. Employing increased capacity and service redundancy may reduce the susceptibility to some DoS attacks. Managing excess capacity may include, for example, establishing selected usage priorities, quotas, or partitioning.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000142-GPOS-00071, SRG-OS-000420-GPOS-00186

Verify TOSS 5 is configured to use IPv4 TCP syncookies using the following command:

$ sudo sysctl net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies

net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies = 1

If the network parameter "ipv4.tcp_syncookies" is not equal to "1" or a line is not returned, this is a finding.

Configure TOSS 5 to use TCP syncookies.

Add or edit the following line in a system configuration file in the "/etc/sysctl.d/" directory:

net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies = 1

Load settings from all system configuration files using the following command:

$ sudo sysctl --system