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V-258242

CAT I (High)

RHEL 9 must implement DOD-approved encryption in the bind package.

Rule ID

SV-258242r1184336_rule

STIG

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R8

CCIs

CCI-002418 CCI-002422

Discussion

Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Cryptographic mechanisms used for protecting the integrity of information include, for example, signed hash functions using asymmetric cryptography enabling distribution of the public key to verify the hash information while maintaining the confidentiality of the secret key used to generate the hash. RHEL 9 incorporates system-wide crypto policies by default. The employed algorithms can be viewed in the /etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/ directory. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187, SRG-OS-000426-GPOS-00190

Check Content

Verify that BIND uses the system crypto policy with the following command:

Note: If the "bind" package is not installed, this requirement is Not Applicable.

$ sudo grep include /etc/named.conf 

include "/etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/bind.config";' 

If BIND is installed and the BIND config file doesn't contain the  include "/etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/bind.config" directive, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure BIND to use the system crypto policy.

Add the following line to the "options" section in "/etc/named.conf":

include "/etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/bind.config";