The HYCU virtual appliance must use FIPS 140-2-approved algorithms for authentication to a cryptographic module.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
high	V-268269	SRG-APP-000179-NDM-000265	HYCU-ND-000620	SV-268269r1038744_rule	2024-10-29	1

Description
Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not validated and therefore cannot be relied upon to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DOD data may be compromised. Network devices utilizing encryption are required to use FIPS-compliant mechanisms for authenticating to cryptographic modules. FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating that mechanisms used to access cryptographic modules utilize authentication that meets DOD requirements. However, authentication algorithms must configure security processes to use only FIPS-approved and NIST-recommended authentication algorithms.

Description

Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not validated and therefore cannot be relied upon to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DOD data may be compromised. Network devices utilizing encryption are required to use FIPS-compliant mechanisms for authenticating to cryptographic modules. FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating that mechanisms used to access cryptographic modules utilize authentication that meets DOD requirements. However, authentication algorithms must configure security processes to use only FIPS-approved and NIST-recommended authentication algorithms.

ℹ️ Check
When FIPS mode is enabled, the HYCU application will use FIPS-compliant behavior. Validate the FIPS status using the following command: 'cat /proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled' If command output does not show "1", this is a finding. 'fips-mode-setup --check' If command output does not show "FIPS mode is enabled", this is a finding. 'update-crypto-policies --show' If command output does not show "FIPS", this is a finding.

ℹ️ Check

When FIPS mode is enabled, the HYCU application will use FIPS-compliant behavior. Validate the FIPS status using the following command: 'cat /proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled' If command output does not show "1", this is a finding. 'fips-mode-setup --check' If command output does not show "FIPS mode is enabled", this is a finding. 'update-crypto-policies --show' If command output does not show "FIPS", this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Stop the HYCU web server: sudo systemctl stop grizzly.service Enable FIPS-compliant mode: sudo /opt/grizzly/bin/enable_fips.sh Reboot the HYCU virtual machines: shutdown -r now