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The system package management tool must cryptographically verify the authenticity of all software packages during installation.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
RHEL-06-000014 RHEL-06-000014 RHEL-06-000014_rule High
Description
Ensuring all packages' cryptographic signatures are valid prior to installation ensures the provenance of the software and protects against malicious tampering.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-02-05

Details

Check Text ( C-RHEL-06-000014_chk )
To determine whether "yum" has been configured to disable "gpgcheck" for any repos, inspect all files in "/etc/yum.repos.d" and ensure the following does not appear in any sections:

gpgcheck=0

A value of "0" indicates that "gpgcheck" has been disabled for that repo.
If GPG checking is disabled, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-RHEL-06-000014_fix)
To ensure signature checking is not disabled for any repos, remove any lines from files in "/etc/yum.repos.d" of the form:

gpgcheck=0