RHEL-08-010280 - RHEL 8 IP tunnels must use FIPS 140-3-approved cryptographic algorithms.

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Information

Overriding the system crypto policy makes the behavior of the Libreswan service violate expectations and makes system configuration more fragmented.

Solution

Configure Libreswan to use the system cryptographic policy.

Add the following line to "/etc/ipsec.conf":

include /etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/libreswan.config

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_8_V2R6_STIG.zip