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Install Smart Card Packages For Multifactor Authentication

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Configure the operating system to implement multifactor authentication by installing the required package with the following command: The openssl-pkcs11 package can be installed with the following command: 

$ sudo dnf install openssl-pkcs11

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_install_smartcard_packages
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Puppet

include install_openssl-pkcs11

class install_openssl-pkcs11 {
  package { 'openssl-pkcs11':
    ensure => 'installed',
  }

Remediation - Shell Script

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ] && { ! grep -q s390x /proc/sys/kernel/osrelease; }; then

if ! rpm -q --quiet "openssl-pkcs11" ; then
    dnf install -y "openssl-pkcs11"
fi

Remediation - Anaconda Pre-Install Instructions


package --add=openssl-pkcs11

Remediation - OS Build Blueprint


[[packages]]
name = "openssl-pkcs11"
version = "*"

Remediation - Ansible

- name: Ensure openssl-pkcs11 is installed
  package:
    name: openssl-pkcs11
    state: present
  when:
  - ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]