RHEL 10 must have the "pcscd" socket set to active.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-280973 | RHEL-10-200611 | SV-280973r1208793_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 | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-05-14 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-280973r1208793_chk)
Verify RHEL 10 has the "pcscd" socket set to active with the following command:
$ systemctl is-active pcscd.socket
active
If the "pcscd" socket is not active, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-85439r1165273_fix)
Configure RHEL 10 to have the "pcscd" socket set to active with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable --now pcscd.socket