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1.343 RHEL-09-611180

Information

The pcscd service on RHEL 9 must be active.

GROUP ID: V-258125
RULE ID: SV-258125r1045253

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.

Solution

To enable the pcscd socket, run the following command:

$ sudo systemctl enable --now pcscd.socket

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/22008

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-2(11), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001948, CCI|CCI-004046, Rule-ID|SV-258125r1045253_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-611180, Vuln-ID|V-258125

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: ac6189fef0a5f1dcfb05c046218b08c488bbc343c141ed739fb13f3d9f341362