AlmaLinux OS 9 must use the TuxCare FIPS repository.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

FIPS 140-3 validated packages are available from TuxCare. The TuxCare repositories provide the packages and updates not found in the community repositories. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014, SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065, SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176, SRG-OS-000478-GPOS-00223

ID: SV-269125r1050007_rule
Version: ALMA-09-004310
Severity: High
References: CCI-000068 CCI-000877 CCI-002450
Updated: about 2 months ago

Remediation Templates

FIPS-validated packages are available from TuxCare as part of the Enterprise Support for AlmaLinux product line. Access the packages by purchasing an ESU license key.

Configure the operating system to implement FIPS mode with the following commands:

$ dnf install -y https://repo.tuxcare.com/tuxcare/tuxcare-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm
$ tuxctl ---fips --license-key ESU-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

$ dnf -y install openssl-3.0.7-20.el9_2.tuxcare.1 kernel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.tuxcare.5 gnutls-3.7.6-23.el9_2.tuxcare.3 nettle-3.8-3.el9_2.tuxcare.1 libgcrypt-1.10.0-10.el9_2.tuxcare.3 nss-3.90.0-6.el9_2.tuxcare.1

$ grubby --set-default=/boot/vmlinuz-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.tuxcare.5.$(uname -i)

$ fips-mode-setup --enable

$ reboot

AlmaLinux OS 9 must use the TuxCare FIPS repository.

Description

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure