Amazon Linux 2023 must ensure the pcscd service is active.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-274181 | AZLX-23-002595 | SV-274181r1120531_rule | CCI-004046 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The information system ensures that even if the information system is compromised, that compromise will not affect credentials stored on the authentication device. The daemon program for pcsc-lite and the MuscleCard framework is pcscd. It is a resource manager that coordinates communications with smart card readers and smart cards and cryptographic tokens connected to the system. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Amazon Linux 2023 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-27 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-274181r1120531_chk)
Verify Amazon Linux 2023 is configured so that the "pcscd" service is active with the following command:
$ systemctl is-active pcscd
active
If the pcscdservice is not active, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-78177r1120530_fix)
Configure Amazon Linux 2023 so that the "pcscd" service is active with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable --now pcscd