STIGhubSTIGhub
STIGhub— A free STIG search and compliance tool·STIGs updated 22 hours ago
Powered by Pylon·Privacy·Terms·Feedback·© 2026 Beacon Cloud Solutions, Inc.
← Back to Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

V-269369

CAT II (Medium)

The pcscd socket on AlmaLinux OS 9 must be active.

Rule ID

SV-269369r1208307_rule

STIG

Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R7

CCIs

CCI-004046

Discussion

The information system ensures that even if the information system is compromised, that compromise will not affect credentials stored on the authentication device. The daemon program for pcsc-lite and the MuscleCard framework is pcscd. It is a resource manager that coordinates communications with smart card readers and smart cards and cryptographic tokens that are connected to the system.

Check Content

Verify that the "pcscd" socket is active with the following command:

$ systemctl is-active pcscd.socket

active

If the pcscd socket is not active, this is a finding.

Fix Text

To enable the pcscd socket, run the following command:

$ sudo systemctl enable --now pcscd.socket