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V-256531

CAT II (Medium)

The Photon operating system RPM package management tool must cryptographically verify the authenticity of all software packages during installation.

Rule ID

SV-256531r982212_rule

STIG

VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R4

CCIs

CCI-001749

Discussion

Installation of any nontrusted software, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components can significantly affect the overall security of the operating system. Cryptographically verifying the authenticity of all software packages during installation ensures the software has not been tampered with and has been provided by a trusted vendor.

Check Content

At the command line, run the following command:

# grep "^gpgcheck" /etc/tdnf/tdnf.conf

If "gpgcheck" is not set to "1", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Navigate to and open:

/etc/tdnf/tdnf.conf

Remove any existing "gpgcheck" setting and add the following line:

gpgcheck=1