The system must provide VPN connectivity for communications over untrusted networks.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-38687	RHEL-06-000321	SV-50488r1_rule		Low

Description
Providing the ability for remote users or systems to initiate a secure VPN connection protects information when it is transmitted over a wide area network.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-06-03

Details

Check Text ( C-46249r1_chk )
Run the following command to determine if the "openswan" package is installed: # rpm -q openswan If the package is not installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-43636r1_fix)
The Openswan package provides an implementation of IPsec and IKE, which permits the creation of secure tunnels over untrusted networks. The "openswan" package can be installed with the following command: # yum install openswan