OL 9 must be configured so that the pcscd service is active.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-271516 | OL09-00-000401 | SV-271516r1091260_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 that are connected to the system. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-271516r1091260_chk)
Verify that OL 9 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-75473r1091259_fix)
Enable the pcscd service with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable --now pcscd