{"description": "The Hardware RNG Entropy Gatherer service should be enabled.\n\nThe <code>rngd</code> service can be enabled with the following command:\n<pre>$ sudo systemctl enable rngd.service</pre>", "rationale": "The <tt>rngd</tt> service\nfeeds random data from hardware device to kernel random device.", "severity": "low", "references": {"srg": ["SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227"]}, "control_references": {}, "components": [], "identifiers": {}, "ocil_clause": "the \"rngd\" service is disabled, masked, or not started.", "ocil": "\n\nRun the following command to determine the current status of the\n<code>rngd</code> service:\n<pre>$ sudo systemctl is-active rngd</pre>\nIf the service is running, it should return the following: <pre>active</pre>", "oval_external_content": null, "fixtext": "To disable the rngd service run the following command:\n$ sudo systemctl disable --now rngd\n$ sudo systemctl mask --now rngd", "checktext": "", "vuldiscussion": "", "srg_requirement": "The Ubuntu 22.04 service rngd must be disabled.", "warnings": [], "conflicts": [], "requires": [], "policy_specific_content": {}, "platform": null, "platforms": [], "sce_metadata": {"check-import": "stdout", "platform": ["multi_platform_all"], "environment": "any", "filename": "service_rngd_enabled.sh", "relative_path": "ubuntu2204/checks/sce/service_rngd_enabled.sh"}, "inherited_platforms": ["system_with_kernel"], "cpe_platform_names": [], "inherited_cpe_platform_names": ["system_with_kernel"], "bash_conditional": null, "fixes": {}, "title": "Enable the Hardware RNG Entropy Gatherer Service", "definition_location": "/aptdata/openscap/scap-security-guide/linux_os/guide/services/rng/service_rngd_enabled/rule.yml", "template": {"name": "service_enabled", "vars": {"servicename": "rngd", "packagename": "rng-tools"}, "backends": {}}}