RHEL-10-200611 RHEL 10 must have the "pcscd" socket set to active.
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Maps to IA-2(6) via CCI-004046
Title
RHEL 10 must have the "pcscd" socket set to active.
Control
Verify RHEL 10 has the "pcscd" socket set to active with the following command: $ systemctl is-active pcscd.socket active If the "pcscd" socket is not active, this is a finding.
Discussion
The information system ensures that even if the information system is compromised, that compromise will not affect credentials stored on the authentication device. The daemon program for pcsc-lite and the MuscleCard framework is pcscd. It is a resource manager that coordinates communications with smart card readers and smart cards and cryptographic tokens that are connected to the system.
Related controls
CCI-004046
Fix
Configure RHEL 10 to have the "pcscd" socket set to active with the following command: $ sudo systemctl enable --now pcscd.socket