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RHEL 9 must have the rng-tools package installed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-257841 RHEL-09-215090 SV-257841r991589_rule 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 2024-06-04

Details

Check Text ( C-61582r925508_chk )
Verify that RHEL 9 has the rng-tools package installed with the following command:

$ sudo 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