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RHEL 9 must have the nss-tools package installed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-257840 RHEL-09-215085 SV-257840r991589_rule Medium
Description
Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of libraries designed to support cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications. Install the "nss-tools" package to install command-line tools to manipulate the NSS certificate and key database.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-06-04

Details

Check Text ( C-61581r925505_chk )
Verify that RHEL 9 has the nss-tools package installed with the following command:

$ dnf list --installed nss-tools

Example output:

nss-tools.x86_64 3.71.0-7.el9

If the "nss-tools" package is not installed, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-61505r925506_fix)
The nss-tools package can be installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf install nss-tools