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Test verification for package removal

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Description

We need to test a default setting for package removal, since the current state my be a little bit confusing for hardening implementors. See the following discussions:

Currently, we decided to set the default for package removal to true:

default[:security][:packages][:clean] = true

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Research direction

Read the linked Chef and Ansible hardening discussions first, then locate the Linux Baseline configuration and tests covering package removal. Add verification that the package-clean setting defaults to true, and consider the work done when the test clearly confirms that default.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux, ruby
Domain
operating-systems, security, testing-qa
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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