AlmaLinux OS 9 must have the rng-tools package installed.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-269298 | ALMA-09-024660 | SV-269298r1050180_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| "rng-tools" provides hardware random number generator tools, such as those used in the formation of x509/PKI certificates. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| CloudLinux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-22 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-269298r1050180_chk)
Verify that AlmaLinux OS 9 has the rng-tools package installed with the following command:
$ dnf list --installed rng-tools
rng-tools.x86_64 6.15-3.el9 @baseos
If the "rng-tools" package is not installed, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-73230r1048271_fix)
The rng-tools package can be installed with the following command:
$ dnf install rng-tools