Welcome to the SIMP documentation!

This is the documentation for the 6.0.0-0 release of SIMP, which is compatible with CentOS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). This guide will walk a user through the process of installing and managing a SIMP system. It also provides a mapping of security features to security requirements, which can be used to document a system’s security conformance.

The System Integrity Management Platform (SIMP) is an Open Source framework designed around the concept that individuals and organizations should not need to repeat the work of automating the basic components of their operating system infrastructure.

Expanding upon this philosophy, SIMP also aims to take care of routine policy compliance to include NIST 800-53, FIPS 140-2, the DISA STIG, and the SCAP Security Guide.

By using the Puppet automation stack, SIMP is working toward the concept of a self-healing infrastructure that, when used with a consistent configuration management process, will allow users to have confidence that their systems not only start in compliance but remain in compliance over time.

Finally, SIMP has a goal of remaining flexible enough to properly maintain your operational infrastructure. To this end, where possible, the SIMP components are written to allow all security-related capabilities to be easily adjusted to meet the needs of individual applications.

Contents:

• 1. For the Impatient
  • 1.1. What is SIMP?
  • 1.2. Diving Right In
• 2. Changelog
  • 2.1. Breaking Changes
  • 2.2. Significant Updates
  • 2.3. Security Announcements
  • 2.4. RPM Updates
  • 2.5. Removed Modules
  • 2.6. Fixed Bugs
  • 2.7. New Features
  • 2.8. Known Bugs
• 3. Getting Started
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Known OS Compatibility
  • 3.3. Installing SIMP From A Repository
  • 3.4. Building a SIMP ISO
  • 3.5. SIMP Server ISO Installation Guide
  • 3.6. Initial Configuration
• 4. User Guide
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. Client Management
  • 4.3. Configure PXE Boot
  • 4.4. Apply Certificates
  • 4.5. SIMP Administration
  • 4.6. User Management
  • 4.7. Troubleshooting Common Issues
  • 4.8. SIMP HOWTO Guides
  • 4.9. Package Data
  • 4.10. Indices and tables
• 5. Contributing to SIMP
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Contribution Procedure
  • 5.3. Maintenance Procedure
  • 5.4. Useful Resources
• 6. Security Concept of Operations
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. Technical Security
  • 6.3. Operational Security
  • 6.4. Information System Management
• 7. Security Control Mapping
  • 7.1. SIMP Components
  • 7.2. Security Control Sources
  • 7.3. Indices and tables
• 8. Help
  • 8.1. Frequently Asked Questions
  • 8.2. Public Resources
  • 8.3. Commercial Resources
  • 8.4. Indices and tables
• 9. License
  • 9.1. Legal Notice
• 10. Contact
• 11. Glossary of Terms

Indices and tables

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