RHEL 9 must have the openssl-pkcs11 package installed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-257838	RHEL-09-215075	SV-257838r925501_rule		Medium

Description
Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged functions is greatly increased. Multifactor authentication requires using two or more factors to achieve authentication. A privileged account is defined as an information system account with authorizations of a privileged user. The DOD CAC with DOD-approved PKI is an example of multifactor authentication. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000105-GPOS-00052, SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160, SRG-OS-000376-GPOS-00161, SRG-OS-000377-GPOS-00162

Description

Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged functions is greatly increased. Multifactor authentication requires using two or more factors to achieve authentication. A privileged account is defined as an information system account with authorizations of a privileged user. The DOD CAC with DOD-approved PKI is an example of multifactor authentication. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000105-GPOS-00052, SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160, SRG-OS-000376-GPOS-00161, SRG-OS-000377-GPOS-00162

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-12-01

Details

Check Text ( C-61579r925499_chk )
Verify that RHEL 9 has the openssl-pkcs11 package installed with the following command: $ sudo dnf list --installed openssl-pkcs11 Example output: openssl-pkcs.i686 0.4.11-7.el9 openssl-pkcs.x86_64 0.4.11-7.el9 If the "openssl-pkcs11" package is not installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-61503r925500_fix)
The openssl-pkcs11 package can be installed with the following command: $ sudo dnf install openssl-pkcs11