SSMC web server must use encryption strength in accordance with the categorization of data hosted by the web server when remote connections are provided.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
high	V-255253	SRG-APP-000014-WSR-000006	SSMC-WS-010040	SV-255253r960759_rule	2024-05-30	2

Description
The SSMC web server has several remote communications channels. Examples are user requests via http/https, communication to a backend database, or communication to authenticate users. The encryption used to communicate must match the data that is being retrieved or presented. Methods of communication are http for publicly displayed information, https to encrypt when user data is being transmitted, VPN tunneling, or other encryption methods to a database. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000014-WSR-000006, SRG-APP-000172-WSR-000104, SRG-APP-000439-WSR-000151, SRG-APP-000439-WSR-000156, SRG-APP-000441-WSR-000181, SRG-APP-000442-WSR-000182

Description

The SSMC web server has several remote communications channels. Examples are user requests via http/https, communication to a backend database, or communication to authenticate users. The encryption used to communicate must match the data that is being retrieved or presented. Methods of communication are http for publicly displayed information, https to encrypt when user data is being transmitted, VPN tunneling, or other encryption methods to a database. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000014-WSR-000006, SRG-APP-000172-WSR-000104, SRG-APP-000439-WSR-000151, SRG-APP-000439-WSR-000156, SRG-APP-000441-WSR-000181, SRG-APP-000442-WSR-000182

ℹ️ Check
Verify that SSMC uses encryption strength equal to the categorization of data hosted by doing the following: 1. Log on to SSH as ssmcadmin. Press "X" to escape to general bash shell. 2. Execute the following: $ grep ^ssmc.secure.tls.only /opt/hpe/ssmc/ssmcbase/resources/ssmc.properties ssmc.secure.tls.only = true If the command output does not read "ssmc.secure.tls.only = true", this is a finding.

ℹ️ Check

Verify that SSMC uses encryption strength equal to the categorization of data hosted by doing the following: 1. Log on to SSH as ssmcadmin. Press "X" to escape to general bash shell. 2. Execute the following: $ grep ^ssmc.secure.tls.only /opt/hpe/ssmc/ssmcbase/resources/ssmc.properties ssmc.secure.tls.only = true If the command output does not read "ssmc.secure.tls.only = true", this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Configure SSMC to use encryption strength equal to the categorization of data hosted by doing the following: 1. Log on to SSH as ssmcadmin. Press "X" to escape to general bash shell. 2. Using vi edit ssmc.properties and set "ssmc.secure.tls.only=true". Save and exit. 3. Type "config_appliance" to return to TUI. Restart (stop and start) SSMC services using TUI menu option 2.