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V-271512

CAT II (Medium)

OL 9 must have the rng-tools package installed.

Rule ID

SV-271512r1091248_rule

STIG

Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R5

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

rng-tools provides hardware random number generator tools, such as those used in the formation of x509/PKI certificates.

Check Content

Verify that OL 9 has the rng-tools package installed with the following command:

$ dnf list --installed rng-tools
Installed Packages
rng-tools.x86_64                                      6.16-1.el9                                      @ol9_baseos_latest

If the rng-tools package is not installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Install the rng-tools package with the following command:
 
$ sudo dnf install -y rng-tools