RHEL 9 must have the rng-tools package installed.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-257841 | RHEL-09-215090 | SV-257841r1044914_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| "rng-tools" provides hardware random number generator tools, such as those used in the formation of x509/PKI certificates. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-14 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-257841r1044914_chk)
Verify that RHEL 9 has the rng-tools package installed with the following command:
$ dnf list --installed rng-tools
Example output:
rng-tools.x86_64 6.14-2.git.b2b7934e.el9
If the "rng-tools" package is not installed, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-61506r925509_fix)
The rng-tools package can be installed with the following command:
$ sudo dnf install rng-tools