RHEL 9 must implement a system-wide encryption policy.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Centralized cryptographic policies simplify applying secure ciphers across an operating system and the applications that run on that operating system. Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176, SRG-OS-000393-GPOS-00173, SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-258241r926710_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the operating system to implement FIPS mode with the following command
$ sudo fips-mode-setup --enable
Reboot the system for the changes to take effect.