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V-283444

CAT I (High)

OL 8 must have the crypto-policies package installed.

Rule ID

SV-283444r1188528_rule

STIG

Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R8

CCIs

CCI-002450

Discussion

Centralized cryptographic policies simplify applying secure ciphers across an operating system and the applications that run on that operating system. Using weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of using encryption to protect data. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176, SRG-OS-000393-GPOS-00173, SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174

Check Content

Verify the OL 8 crypto-policies package is installed with the following command:

$ dnf list --installed crypto-policies
Installed Packages
crypto-policies.noarch                           20230731-1.git3177e06.el8                            @ol8_baseos_latest

If the crypto-policies package is not installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Install the crypto-policies package with the following command:

$ sudo dnf -y install crypto-policies