RHEL 10 must not allow unattended or automatic login via the graphical user interface.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-281275 | RHEL-10-700720 | SV-281275r1166777_rule | CCI-000213 | high |
| Description | ||||
| Failure to restrict system access to authenticated users negatively impacts operating system security. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-03-11 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AC-3
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.1.1
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.1.2
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000213
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-281275r1166777_chk)
Note: This requirement assumes the use of the RHEL 10 default graphical user interface, the GNOME desktop environment. If the system does not have any graphical user interface installed, this requirement is not applicable.
Verify RHEL 10 does not allow an unattended or automatic login to the system via a graphical user interface.
Check for the value of the "AutomaticLoginEnable" in the "/etc/gdm/custom.conf" file with the following command:
$ grep -i automaticlogin /etc/gdm/custom.conf
AutomaticLoginEnable=false
If the value of "AutomaticLoginEnable" is not set to "false", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-85741r1166776_fix)
Configure RHEL 10 so that the GNOME desktop display manager disables automatic login.
Update the "/etc/gdm/custom.conf" file to disable automatic login to the GNOME desktop:
$ sudo vi /etc/gdm/custom.conf
[daemon]
AutomaticLoginEnable=false