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V-280996CAT II — Medium severitySV-280996r1268232_rule

RHEL 10 must have the "libreswan" package installed.

Rule version RHEL-10-200680 · STIG v1 · 2026-09-17

Discussion

Providing the ability for remote users or systems to initiate a secure virtual private network connection protects information when it is transmitted over a wide area network.

Check

Note: If there is no operational need for Libreswan to be installed, this rule is not applicable.

Verify RHEL 10 has the "libreswan" service package installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf list --installed libreswan Installed Packages libreswan.x86_64 5.2-1.el10_0 @AppStream

If the "libreswan" package is not installed, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure RHEL 10 to have the "libreswan" service package installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf -y install libreswan

Identifiers

Group ID
V-280996
Group title
SRG-OS-000120-GPOS-00061
Rule ID
SV-280996r1268232_rule
Check ID
C-85557r1195384_chk
Fix ID
F-85462r1165342_fix