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RHEL-09-215090 RHEL 9 must have the rng-tools package installed.

DISA STIG library V2R10
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Maps to CM-6 via CCI-000366

Title

RHEL 9 must have the rng-tools package installed.

Control

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.

Discussion

"rng-tools" provides hardware random number generator tools, such as those used in the formation of x509/PKI certificates.

Related controls

CCI-000366

Fix

The rng-tools package can be installed with the following command: $ sudo dnf install rng-tools