Vulnerability Discussion

The use of PIV credentials facilitates standardization and reduces the risk of unauthorized access.

The DOD has mandated the use of the Common Access Card (CAC) to support identity management and personal authentication for systems covered under Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 12, as well as making the CAC a primary component of layered protection for national security systems.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160, SRG-OS-000376-GPOS-00161

Check

Verify that OL 9 has the opensc package installed with the following command:

$ dnf list --installed opensc
Installed Packages
opensc.x86_64 0.23.0-4.el9_3 @ol9_baseos_latest

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

Fix

Install the opensc package with the following command:

$ sudo dnf install -y opensc