The system must provide VPN connectivity for communications over untrusted networks.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
RHEL-06-000321	RHEL-06-000321	RHEL-06-000321_rule		Low

Description
Providing the ability for remote users or systems to initiate a secure VPN connection protects information when it is transmitted over a wide area network.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-02-05

Details

Check Text ( C-RHEL-06-000321_chk )
Run the following command to determine if the "openswan" package is installed: # rpm -q openswan If the package is not installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-RHEL-06-000321_fix)
The Openswan package provides an implementation of IPsec and IKE, which permits the creation of secure tunnels over untrusted networks. The "openswan" package can be installed with the following command: # yum install openswan