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RHEL 9 must have the crypto-policies package installed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-258234 RHEL-09-672010 SV-258234r926689_rule Medium
Description
Centralized cryptographic policies simplify applying secure ciphers across an operating system and the applications that run on that operating system. Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176, SRG-OS-000393-GPOS-00173, SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2023-12-01

Details

Check Text ( C-61975r926687_chk )
Verify that RHEL 9 crypto-policies package is installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf list --installed crypto-policies

Example output:

crypto-policies.noarch 20220223-1.git5203b41.el9_0.1

If the "crypto-policies" package is not installed, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-61899r926688_fix)
Install the crypto-policies package (if the package is not already installed) with the following command:

$ sudo dnf install crypto-policies