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1.2.3 Ensure gpgcheck is globally activated

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Information

The gpgcheck option, found in the main section of the /etc/yum.conf and individual /etc/yum/repos.d/*.repo files determines if an RPM package's signature is checked prior to its installation.

Rationale:

It is important to ensure that an RPM's package signature is always checked prior to installation to ensure that the software is obtained from a trusted source.

Solution

Edit /etc/yum.conf and set 'gpgcheck=1' in the [main] section.
Edit any failing files in /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo and set all instances of gpgcheck to 1.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/3397

Item Details

References: CSCv7|3.4

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 0388674ebcd2dfd38f3d8c6edb52f80d0e3f8430396aaeb5530ccb645ea68c70