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Ensure nss-tools package is installed

pkg-nss-tools-present · RHEL ≥ 8 · 2 impls

Description

The nss-tools package must be installed to provide NSS (Network Security Services) certificate management utilities.

Rationale

NSS tools are required for managing certificates used by various system services including Firefox and OpenSSH.

Check → Remediate

Checkpackage_state
name:
nss-tools
state:
present
Remediatepackage_present
name:
nss-tools

Framework references

STIG

V-280953 / RHEL-10-200510V-257840 / RHEL-09-215085

NIST 800-53

SC-8SC-13

Live verification

rhel9:check
#package#crypto#nss