Set the GNOME3 Login Warning Banner Text
Description
In the default graphical environment, configuring the login warning banner text
in the GNOME Display Manager’s login screen can be configured on the login
screen by setting banner-message-text
to '*APPROVED_BANNER*'
where APPROVED_BANNER is the approved banner for your environment.
To enable, add or edit banner-message-text
to
/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults
. For example:
[org/gnome/login-screen]
banner-message-text='APPROVED_BANNER'
After the settings have been set, run dconf update
.
When entering a warning banner that spans several lines, remember
to begin and end the string with '
and use \n
for new lines.
Rationale
An appropriate warning message reinforces policy awareness during the logon
process and facilitates possible legal action against attackers.
Shell script
The following script can be run on the host to remediate the issue.
#!/bin/bash
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'gdm3' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; then
login_banner_text='^(You[\s\n]+are[\s\n]+accessing[\s\n]+a[\s\n]+U\.S\.[\s\n]+Government[\s\n]+\(USG\)[\s\n]+Information[\s\n]+System[\s\n]+\(IS\)[\s\n]+that[\s\n]+is[\s\n]+provided[\s\n]+for[\s\n]+USG\-authorized[\s\n]+use[\s\n]+only\.[\s\n]+By[\s\n]+using[\s\n]+this[\s\n]+IS[\s\n]+\(which[\s\n]+includes[\s\n]+any[\s\n]+device[\s\n]+attached[\s\n]+to[\s\n]+this[\s\n]+IS\),[\s\n]+you[\s\n]+consent[\s\n]+to[\s\n]+the[\s\n]+following[\s\n]+conditions\:(?:[\n]+|(?:\\n)+)\-The[\s\n]+USG[\s\n]+routinely[\s\n]+intercepts[\s\n]+and[\s\n]+monitors[\s\n]+communications[\s\n]+on[\s\n]+this[\s\n]+IS[\s\n]+for[\s\n]+purposes[\s\n]+including,[\s\n]+but[\s\n]+not[\s\n]+limited[\s\n]+to,[\s\n]+penetration[\s\n]+testing,[\s\n]+COMSEC[\s\n]+monitoring,[\s\n]+network[\s\n]+operations[\s\n]+and[\s\n]+defense,[\s\n]+personnel[\s\n]+misconduct[\s\n]+\(PM\),[\s\n]+law[\s\n]+enforcement[\s\n]+\(LE\),[\s\n]+and[\s\n]+counterintelligence[\s\n]+\(CI\)[\s\n]+investigations\.(?:[\n]+|(?:\\n)+)\-At[\s\n]+any[\s\n]+time,[\s\n]+the[\s\n]+USG[\s\n]+may[\s\n]+inspect[\s\n]+and[\s\n]+seize[\s\n]+data[\s\n]+stored[\s\n]+on[\s\n]+this[\s\n]+IS\.(?:[\n]+|(?:\\n)+)\-Communications[\s\n]+using,[\s\n]+or[\s\n]+data[\s\n]+stored[\s\n]+on,[\s\n]+this[\s\n]+IS[\s\n]+are[\s\n]+not[\s\n]+private,[\s\n]+are[\s\n]+subject[\s\n]+to[\s\n]+routine[\s\n]+monitoring,[\s\n]+interception,[\s\n]+and[\s\n]+search,[\s\n]+and[\s\n]+may[\s\n]+be[\s\n]+disclosed[\s\n]+or[\s\n]+used[\s\n]+for[\s\n]+any[\s\n]+USG\-authorized[\s\n]+purpose\.(?:[\n]+|(?:\\n)+)\-This[\s\n]+IS[\s\n]+includes[\s\n]+security[\s\n]+measures[\s\n]+\(e\.g\.,[\s\n]+authentication[\s\n]+and[\s\n]+access[\s\n]+controls\)[\s\n]+to[\s\n]+protect[\s\n]+USG[\s\n]+interests\-\-not[\s\n]+for[\s\n]+your[\s\n]+personal[\s\n]+benefit[\s\n]+or[\s\n]+privacy\.(?:[\n]+|(?:\\n)+)\-Notwithstanding[\s\n]+the[\s\n]+above,[\s\n]+using[\s\n]+this[\s\n]+IS[\s\n]+does[\s\n]+not[\s\n]+constitute[\s\n]+consent[\s\n]+to[\s\n]+PM,[\s\n]+LE[\s\n]+or[\s\n]+CI[\s\n]+investigative[\s\n]+searching[\s\n]+or[\s\n]+monitoring[\s\n]+of[\s\n]+the[\s\n]+content[\s\n]+of[\s\n]+privileged[\s\n]+communications,[\s\n]+or[\s\n]+work[\s\n]+product,[\s\n]+related[\s\n]+to[\s\n]+personal[\s\n]+representation[\s\n]+or[\s\n]+services[\s\n]+by[\s\n]+attorneys,[\s\n]+psychotherapists,[\s\n]+or[\s\n]+clergy,[\s\n]+and[\s\n]+their[\s\n]+assistants\.[\s\n]+Such[\s\n]+communications[\s\n]+and[\s\n]+work[\s\n]+product[\s\n]+are[\s\n]+private[\s\n]+and[\s\n]+confidential\.[\s\n]+See[\s\n]+User[\s\n]+Agreement[\s\n]+for[\s\n]+details\.|I've[\s\n]+read[\s\n]+\&[\s\n]+consent[\s\n]+to[\s\n]+terms[\s\n]+in[\s\n]+IS[\s\n]+user[\s\n]+agreem't\.)$'
# Multiple regexes transform the banner regex into a usable banner
# 0 - Remove anchors around the banner text
login_banner_text=$(echo "$login_banner_text" | sed 's/^\^\(.*\)\$$/\1/g')
# 1 - Keep only the first banners if there are multiple
# (dod_banners contains the long and short banner)
login_banner_text=$(echo "$login_banner_text" | sed 's/^(\(.*\.\)|.*)$/\1/g')
# 2 - Add spaces ' '. (Transforms regex for "space or newline" into a " ")
login_banner_text=$(echo "$login_banner_text" | sed 's/\[\\s\\n\]+/ /g')
# 3 - Adds newline "tokens". (Transforms "(?:\[\\n\]+|(?:\\n)+)" into "(n)*")
login_banner_text=$(echo "$login_banner_text" | sed 's/(?:\[\\n\]+|(?:\\\\n)+)/(n)*/g')
# 4 - Remove any leftover backslash. (From any parethesis in the banner, for example).
login_banner_text=$(echo "$login_banner_text" | sed 's/\\//g')
# 5 - Removes the newline "token." (Transforms them into newline escape sequences "\n").
# ( Needs to be done after 4, otherwise the escapce sequence will become just "n".
login_banner_text=$(echo "$login_banner_text" | sed 's/(n)\*/\\n/g')
mkdir -p /etc/dconf/profile
dconf_profile_path=/etc/dconf/profile/user
[[ -s "${dconf_profile_path}" ]] || echo > "${dconf_profile_path}"
if ! grep -Pzq "(?s)^\s*user-db:user.*\n\s*system-db:local" "${dconf_profile_path}"; then
sed -i --follow-symlinks "1s/^/user-db:user\nsystem-db:local\n/" "${dconf_profile_path}"
fi
# Make sure the corresponding directories exist
mkdir -p /etc/dconf/db/local.d
# Make sure permissions allow regular users to read dconf settings.
# Also define the umask to avoid `dconf update` changing permissions.
chmod -R u=rwX,go=rX /etc/dconf/profile
(umask 0022 && dconf update)
mkdir -p /etc/dconf/profile
dconf_profile_path=/etc/dconf/profile/gdm
[[ -s "${dconf_profile_path}" ]] || echo > "${dconf_profile_path}"
if ! grep -Pzq "(?s)^\s*user-db:user.*\n\s*system-db:gdm" "${dconf_profile_path}"; then
sed -i --follow-symlinks "1s/^/user-db:user\nsystem-db:gdm\n/" "${dconf_profile_path}"
fi
# Make sure the corresponding directories exist
mkdir -p /etc/dconf/db/gdm.d
# Make sure permissions allow regular users to read dconf settings.
# Also define the umask to avoid `dconf update` changing permissions.
chmod -R u=rwX,go=rX /etc/dconf/profile
(umask 0022 && dconf update)
# Will do both approach, since we plan to migrate to checks over dconf db. That way, future updates of the tool
# will pass the check even if we decide to check only for the dconf db path.
if [ -e "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults" ] ; then
LC_ALL=C sed -i "/^\s*banner\-message\-text/Id" "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults"
else
touch "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults"
fi
# make sure file has newline at the end
sed -i -e '$a\' "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults"
cp "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults" "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults.bak"
# Insert after the line matching the regex '\[org/gnome/login-screen\]'
line_number="$(LC_ALL=C grep -n "\[org/gnome/login-screen\]" "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults.bak" | LC_ALL=C sed 's/:.*//g')"
if [ -z "$line_number" ]; then
# There was no match of '\[org/gnome/login-screen\]', insert at
# the end of the file.
printf '%s\n' "banner-message-text='${login_banner_text}'" >> "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults"
else
head -n "$(( line_number ))" "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults.bak" > "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults"
printf '%s\n' "banner-message-text='${login_banner_text}'" >> "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults"
tail -n "+$(( line_number + 1 ))" "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults.bak" >> "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults"
fi
# Clean up after ourselves.
rm "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults.bak"
# Check for setting in any of the DConf db directories
# If files contain ibus or distro, ignore them.
# The assignment assumes that individual filenames don't contain :
readarray -t SETTINGSFILES < <(grep -r "\\[org/gnome/login-screen\\]" "/etc/dconf/db/" \
| grep -v 'distro\|ibus\|gdm.d' | cut -d":" -f1)
DCONFFILE="/etc/dconf/db/gdm.d/00-security-settings"
DBDIR="/etc/dconf/db/gdm.d"
mkdir -p "${DBDIR}"
# Comment out the configurations in databases different from the target one
if [ "${#SETTINGSFILES[@]}" -ne 0 ]
then
if grep -q "^\\s*banner-message-text\\s*=" "${SETTINGSFILES[@]}"
then
sed -Ei "s/(^\s*)banner-message-text(\s*=)/#\1banner-message-text\2/g" "${SETTINGSFILES[@]}"
fi
fi
[ ! -z "${DCONFFILE}" ] && echo "" >> "${DCONFFILE}"
if ! grep -q "\\[org/gnome/login-screen\\]" "${DCONFFILE}"
then
printf '%s\n' "[org/gnome/login-screen]" >> ${DCONFFILE}
fi
escaped_value="$(sed -e 's/\\/\\\\/g' <<< "'${login_banner_text}'")"
if grep -q "^\\s*banner-message-text\\s*=" "${DCONFFILE}"
then
sed -i "s/\\s*banner-message-text\\s*=\\s*.*/banner-message-text=${escaped_value}/g" "${DCONFFILE}"
else
sed -i "\\|\\[org/gnome/login-screen\\]|a\\banner-message-text=${escaped_value}" "${DCONFFILE}"
fi
# Make sure permissions allow regular users to read dconf settings.
# Also define the umask to avoid `dconf update` changing permissions.
chmod -R u=rwX,go=rX /etc/dconf/db
(umask 0022 && dconf update)
# No need to use dconf update, since bash_dconf_settings does that already
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi