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

Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-271759 OL09-00-002421 SV-271759r1091989_rule   Medium
Description
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. OL 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
STIG Date
Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2025-05-08

Details

Check Text (C-75809r1091987_chk)
Note: If the "bind" package is not installed, this requirement is Not Applicable.

Verify that OL 9 BIND uses the system crypto policy with the following command:

$ sudo grep include /etc/named.conf
include "/etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/bind.config";'

If BIND is installed and the BIND config file does not include the "/etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/bind.config" directive, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-75716r1091988_fix)
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";