Disable Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT)

MediumLevel 1Manual reviewopenshift-virt

Description

Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) is a security - related CPU feature that is not currently leveraged by OpenShift or Openshift virtualization. The benchmark marks this recommendation Manual; TMAegis reports it as a manual review item with the audit steps.

How it is checked

Audit method: Manual review

This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.

Use the following command to return the BIOS settings for a physical host: $ fwupdmgr get - bios - settings Look for , and ensure the is TxT Current value Disabled

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

Disable TXT via the firmware settings of each worker node.

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: openshift-virtmanual-review
Reference: CIS Red Hat OpenShift Virtual Machine Extension Benchmark v1.0.0 - 5.1 Disable Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT)