Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V2 · R9

ArchivedPublished Wed Jul 01 2026

RHEL 9 must have the pcsc-lite package installed.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

RHEL 9 must have the pcsc-lite package installed.

Description

Discussion Text

The pcsc-lite package must be installed if it is to be available for multifactor authentication using smart cards.

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Objective

V-258124

Rule

SV-258124r1045250_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

RHEL-09-611175

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Note: If the system administrator (SA) demonstrates the use of an approved alternate multifactor authentication method, this requirement is Not Applicable.

Verify that RHEL 9 has the pcsc-lite package installed with the following command:

$ dnf list --installed pcsc-lite

Example output:

pcsc-lite.x86_64          1.9.4-1.el9

If the "pcsc-lite" package is not installed, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

The  pcsc-lite  package can be installed with the following command:
 
$ sudo dnf install pcsc-lite

STIG check 327 of 445 in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 STIG checklist

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