Enable the pcscd Service
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The pcscd service can be enabled with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable pcscd.service
Rationale
Using an authentication device, such as a CAC or token that is separate from
the information system, ensures that even if the information system is
compromised, that compromise will not affect credentials stored on the
authentication device.
Multifactor solutions that require devices separate from
information systems gaining access include, for example, hardware tokens
providing time-based or challenge-response authenticators and smart cards such
as the U.S. Government Personal Identity Verification card and the DoD Common
Access Card.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_service_pcscd_enabled
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - OS Build Blueprint
[customizations.services]
enabled = ["pcscd"]
Remediation - Shell Script
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
SYSTEMCTL_EXEC='/usr/bin/systemctl'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" unmask 'pcscd.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" start 'pcscd.service'
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Enable service pcscd
block:
- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
Remediation - Puppet
include enable_pcscd
class enable_pcscd {
service {'pcscd':
enable => true,
ensure => 'running',