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RHEL 8 must enable the hardware random number generator entropy gatherer service.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-230285RHEL-08-010471SV-230285r1017096_ruleCCI-000366low
Description
The most important characteristic of a random number generator is its randomness, namely its ability to deliver random numbers that are impossible to predict. Entropy in computer security is associated with the unpredictability of a source of randomness. The random source with high entropy tends to achieve a uniform distribution of random values. Random number generators are one of the most important building blocks of cryptosystems. The rngd service feeds random data from hardware device to kernel random device. Quality (nonpredictable) random number generation is important for several security functions (i.e., ciphers).
STIGDate
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-05-14

Related Frameworks

4 paths across 3 frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
  • DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
  • DISA · 2 · 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
3.4.2
1.00
  • DISA · 2 · 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-000366
1.00
  • DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-230285r1017096_chk)

Note: For RHEL versions 8.4 and above running with kernel FIPS mode enabled as specified by RHEL-08-010020, this requirement is Not Applicable. Check that RHEL 8 has enabled the hardware random number generator entropy gatherer service. Verify the rngd service is enabled and active with the following commands: $ sudo systemctl is-enabled rngd enabled $ sudo systemctl is-active rngd active If the service is not "enabled" and "active", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32929r917875_fix)

Start the rngd service and enable the rngd service with the following commands: $ sudo systemctl start rngd.service $ sudo systemctl enable rngd.service