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RHEL 8 must implement DOD-approved encryption in the bind package.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-279931RHEL-08-010275SV-279931r1184237_ruleCCI-002418high
Description
Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Cryptographic mechanisms used for protecting the integrity of information include, for example, signed hash functions using asymmetric cryptography enabling distribution of the public key to verify the hash information while maintaining the confidentiality of the secret key used to generate the hash. RHEL 8 incorporates systemwide crypto policies by default. The employed algorithms can be viewed in the /etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/ directory. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187, SRG-OS-000426-GPOS-00190
STIGDate
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-02-05

Related Frameworks

3 paths across 3 frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
SC-8
1.00
  • DISA · V2R7 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.13.8
1.00
  • DISA · V2R7 · 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-002418
1.00
  • DISA · V2R7 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-279931r1184237_chk)

Note: If the "bind" package is not installed, this requirement is Not Applicable. Verify BIND uses the system crypto policy with the following command: $ sudo grep include /etc/named.conf include "/etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/bind.config";' If BIND is installed and the BIND config file does not contain the include "/etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/bind.config" directive, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-84396r1156345_fix)

Configure BIND to use the system crypto policy. Add the following line to the "options" section in "/etc/named.conf": include "/etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/bind.config";