RHEL 10 must use the common access card (CAC) smart card driver.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-280976RHEL-10-200621SV-280976r1165283_ruleCCI-000764medium
Description
Smart card login provides two-factor authentication stronger than that provided by a username and password combination. Smart cards leverage public key infrastructure to provide and verify credentials. Configuring the smart card driver helps to prevent the use of unauthorized smart cards. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051, SRG-OS-000106-GPOS-00053, SRG-OS-000107-GPOS-00054, SRG-OS-000109-GPOS-00056, SRG-OS-000108-GPOS-00055
STIGDate
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-03-11

Related Frameworks

4 paths across 3 frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
IA-2
1.00
  • DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.5.1
1.00
  • DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
  • NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.2
1.00
  • DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
  • NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000764
1.00
  • DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-280976r1165283_chk)

Verify RHEL 10 loads the CAC driver with the following command: $ sudo opensc-tool --get-conf-entry app:default:card_drivers cac If "cac" is not listed as a card driver, or no line is returned for "card_drivers", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-85442r1165282_fix)

Configure RHEL 10 to load the CAC driver: $ sudo opensc-tool --set-conf-entry app:default:card_drivers:cac Restart the pcscd service with the following command for the changes to take effect: $ sudo systemctl restart pcscd