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V-271517

CAT II (Medium)

OL 9 must have the libreswan package installed.

Rule ID

SV-271517r1101885_rule

STIG

Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R5

CCIs

CCI-000803

Discussion

Providing the ability for remote users or systems to initiate a secure VPN connection protects information when it is transmitted over a wide area network.

Check Content

Note: If there is no operational need for Libreswan to be installed, this rule is not applicable.

Verify that OL 9 libreswan service package is installed.

Check that the libreswan service package is installed with the following command:

$ dnf list --installed libreswan
Installed Packages
libreswan.x86_64                                    4.12-2.0.1.el9_4.1                                    @ol9_appstream

If the libreswan package is not installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Install the libreswan service (if it is not already installed) with the following command:

$ sudo dnf install -y libreswan