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V-281003

CAT II (Medium)

RHEL 10 must have the "openssh-clients" package installed.

Rule ID

SV-281003r1195393_rule

STIG

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000381

Discussion

This package includes utilities to make encrypted connections and transfer files securely to Secure Shell (SSH) servers.

Check Content

Verify RHEL 10 has the "openssh-clients" package installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf list --installed openssh-clients
Installed Packages
openssh-clients.x86_64                                     9.9p1-7.el10_0                                      @anaconda

If the "openssh-clients" package is not installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure RHEL 10 to have the "openssh-clients" package installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf -y install openssh-clients