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RHEL-09-611180 - The pcscd socket on RHEL 9 must be active.
Information
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://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_9_V2R9_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 STIG v2r9
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-2(11), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001948, CCI|CCI-004046, Rule-ID|SV-258125r1208775_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-611180, Vuln-ID|V-258125
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 26dff7b68df52cf7b34a1c4d446d3e009863f1b725c383509bd069a14d107bd3