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RHEL 9 crypto policy files must match files shipped with the operating system.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>The RHEL 9 package "crypto-policies" defines the cryptography policies for the system. If the files are changed from those shipped with the operating system, it may be possible for RHEL 9 to use cryptographic functions that are not FIPS 140-3 approved. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000478-GPOS-00223, SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-258235r926692_rule
Severity
High
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Reinstall the crypto-policies package to remove any modifications.

$ sudo dnf reinstall crypto-policies