Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R3

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

RHEL 10 must have the "libreswan" package installed.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

RHEL 10 must have the "libreswan" package installed.

Description

Discussion Text

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

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Objective

V-280996

Rule

SV-280996r1268232_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

RHEL-10-200680

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

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

Verify RHEL 10 has the "libreswan" service package installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf list --installed libreswan
Installed Packages
libreswan.x86_64                                         5.2-1.el10_0                                         @AppStream

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

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure RHEL 10 to have the "libreswan" service package installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf -y install libreswan

STIG check 66 of 435 in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 STIG checklist

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