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1.269 ALMA-09-034340

Information

AlmaLinux OS 9 must use the CAC smart card driver.

GROUP ID: V-269375
RULE ID: SV-269375r1050258

Smart card login provides two-factor authentication stronger than that provided by a username and password combination.

Smart cards leverage public key infrastructure to provide and verify credentials.

Configuring the smart card driver in use by the organization helps to prevent users from using unauthorized smart cards.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000107-GPOS-00054, SRG-OS-000108-GPOS-00055, SRG-OS-000112-GPOS-00057, SRG-OS-000113-GPOS-00058

Solution

Configure AlmaLinux OS 9 to load the CAC driver.

Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/opensc.conf" file:

card_drivers = cac;

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27039

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-2(1), 800-53|IA-2(2), 800-53|IA-2(8), CCI|CCI-000765, CCI|CCI-000766, CCI|CCI-001941, Rule-ID|SV-269375r1050258_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-034340, Vuln-ID|V-269375

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 5971b17839b7fe6a1c3fe0dbb80e326e1f63ae9f797d0ae769188027bdf3e4a0