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


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-38687 RHEL-06-000321 SV-50488r3_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 2017-04-28

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-43636r2_fix)
The “libreswan” package provides an implementation of IPsec and IKE, which permits the creation of secure tunnels over untrusted networks. The "libreswan" package can be installed with the following command:

# yum install libreswan