RHEL 10 must have the "crypto-policies" package installed.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | V-281007 | SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176 | RHEL-10-300000 | SV-281007r1195399_rule | 2026-03-11 | 1 |
Description
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 using encryption to protect data.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176, SRG-OS-000393-GPOS-00173, SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174
ℹ️ Check
Verify RHEL 10 has the "crypto-policies" package installed with the following command:
$ sudo dnf list --installed crypto-policies
Installed Packages
crypto-policies.noarch 20250214-1.gitfd9b9b9.el10_0.1 @rhel-10-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms
If the "crypto-policies" package is not installed, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Configure RHEL 10 to have the "crypto-policies" package installed with the following command:
$ sudo dnf -y install crypto-policies