https://secscan.acron.pl/ 2026-08-31T09:45:45+00:00 https://secscan.acron.pl/ https://secscan.acron.pl/lib/tpl/bootstrap3/images/favicon.ico text/html 2017-05-04T19:12:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://secscan.acron.pl/centos7/5/1/1?rev=1493917922&do=diff 5.1.1 Ensure cron daemon is enabled (Scored) Profile Applicability Description The cron daemon is used to execute batch jobs on the system. Rationale While there may not be user jobs that need to be run on the system, the system does have maintenance jobs that may include security monitoring that have to run, and cron is used to execute them. text/html 2017-05-04T19:12:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://secscan.acron.pl/centos7/5/1/2?rev=1493917954&do=diff 5.1.2 Ensure permissions on /etc/crontab are configured (Scored) Profile Applicability Description The /etc/crontab file is used by cron to control its own jobs. The commands in this item make sure that root is the user and group owner of the file and that only the owner can access the file. text/html 2017-05-04T19:12:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://secscan.acron.pl/centos7/5/1/3?rev=1493917974&do=diff 5.1.3 Ensure permissions on /etc/cron.hourly are configured (Scored) Profile Applicability Description This directory contains system cron jobs that need to run on an hourly basis. The files in this directory cannot be manipulated by the crontab command, but are instead edited by system administrators using a text editor. The commands below restrict read/write and search access to user and group root, preventing regular users from accessing this directory. text/html 2017-05-04T19:13:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://secscan.acron.pl/centos7/5/1/4?rev=1493918006&do=diff 5.1.4 Ensure permissions on /etc/cron.daily are configured (Scored) Profile Applicability Description The /etc/cron.daily directory contains system cron jobs that need to run on a daily basis. The files in this directory cannot be manipulated by the text/html 2017-05-04T19:14:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://secscan.acron.pl/centos7/5/1/5?rev=1493918084&do=diff 5.1.5 Ensure permissions on /etc/cron.weekly are configured (Scored) Profile Applicability Description The /etc/cron.weekly directory contains system cron jobs that need to run on a weekly basis. The files in this directory cannot be manipulated by the text/html 2017-05-04T19:15:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://secscan.acron.pl/centos7/5/1/6?rev=1493918108&do=diff 5.1.6 Ensure permissions on /etc/cron.monthly are configured (Scored) Profile Applicability Description The /etc/cron.monthly directory contains system cron jobs that need to run on a monthly basis. The files in this directory cannot be manipulated by the text/html 2017-05-04T19:16:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://secscan.acron.pl/centos7/5/1/7?rev=1493918180&do=diff 5.1.7 Ensure permissions on /etc/cron.d are configured (Scored) Profile Applicability Description The /etc/cron.d directory contains system cron jobs that need to run in a similar manner to the hourly, daily weekly and monthly jobs from /etc/crontab text/html 2017-05-04T19:16:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://secscan.acron.pl/centos7/5/1/8?rev=1493918206&do=diff 5.1.8 Ensure at/cron is restricted to authorized users (Scored) Profile Applicability Description Configure /etc/cron.allow and /etc/at.allow to allow specific users to use these services. If /etc/cron.allow or /etc/at.allow do not exist, then /etc/at.deny