AlmaLinux OS 9 must have the crypto-policies package installed.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-269417 | ALMA-09-039840 | SV-269417r1050300_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Centralized cryptographic policies simplify applying secure ciphers across an operating system and the applications that run on that operating system. Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of using encryption to protect data. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174, SRG-OS-000393-GPOS-00173 |
| STIG | Date |
| CloudLinux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-22 |
Details
| Check Text (C-73448r1049666_chk) |
| Verify that the AlmaLinux OS 9 crypto-policies package is installed with the following command: $ dnf list --installed crypto-policies Installed Packages crypto-policies.noarch 20221215-1.git9a18988.el9 @anaconda If the "crypto-policies" package is not installed, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-73349r1048628_fix) |
| Install the crypto-policies package with the following command: $ dnf install crypto-policies |