STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 10 must use the common access card (CAC) smart card driver.

DISA Rule

SV-280976r1165283_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-280976

Group Title

SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051

Rule Version

RHEL-10-200621

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000764 - Uniquely identify and authenticate organizational users and associate that unique identification with processes acting on behalf of those users.
• CCI-000766 - Implement multifactor authentication for network access to non-privileged accounts.
• CCI-000765 - Implement multifactor authentication for network access to privileged accounts.
• CCI-004045 - Require users to be individually authenticated before granting access to the shared accounts or resources.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to load the CAC driver:

$ sudo opensc-tool --set-conf-entry app:default:card_drivers:cac

Restart the pcscd service with the following command for the changes to take effect:

$ sudo systemctl restart pcscd

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 10 loads the CAC driver with the following command:

$ sudo opensc-tool --get-conf-entry app:default:card_drivers
cac

If "cac" is not listed as a card driver, or no line is returned for "card_drivers", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-280976

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-200621

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 loads the CAC driver with the following command:

$ sudo opensc-tool --get-conf-entry app:default:card_drivers
cac

If "cac" is not listed as a card driver, or no line is returned for "card_drivers", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5733