RHEL 9 must have the rng-tools package installed.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-257841 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | RHEL-09-215090 | SV-257841r1044914_rule | 2026-02-05 | 2 |
Description
"rng-tools" provides hardware random number generator tools, such as those used in the formation of x509/PKI certificates.
ℹ️ Check
Verify that RHEL 9 has the rng-tools package installed with the following command:
$ dnf list --installed rng-tools
Example output:
rng-tools.x86_64 6.14-2.git.b2b7934e.el9
If the "rng-tools" package is not installed, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
The rng-tools package can be installed with the following command:
$ sudo dnf install rng-tools