STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 8 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 8 must have the crypto-policies package installed.

DISA Rule

SV-279933r1156352_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-279933

Group Title

SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176

Rule Version

RHEL-08-010015

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

• CCI-002450 - Implement organization-defined types of cryptography for each specified cryptography use.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Install the crypto-policies package (if the package is not already installed) with the following command:

$ sudo dnf -y install crypto-policies

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Verify the RHEL 8 crypto-policies package is installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf list --installed crypto-policies

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Installed Packages
crypto-policies.noarch 20230731-1.git3177e06.el8 @rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms

If the crypto-policies package is not installed, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-279933

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-08-010015

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the RHEL 8 crypto-policies package is installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf list --installed crypto-policies

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Installed Packages
crypto-policies.noarch 20230731-1.git3177e06.el8 @rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms

If the crypto-policies package is not installed, this is a finding.

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M

Target Key

2921