The DataPower Gateway must use mechanisms meeting the requirements of applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance for authentication to a cryptographic module.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-65105	SRG-APP-000179-NDM-000265	WSDP-NM-000067	SV-79595r1_rule	2017-10-05	1

Description
Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified 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.

Description

Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified 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.

ℹ️ Check
Default domain >> Status >> Cryptographic Mode Status: If Target=Permissive AND Current=Permissive AND Pending Target=Permissive, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Administration >> Access >> RBM Settings >> Password Policy. Change Password hash algorithm to sha256crypt. Administration >> Miscellaneous >> Crypto Tools. Set Cryptographic Mode to FIPS 140-2 Level 1 and click Set Cryptographic Mode button. Control Panel >> System Control >> Shutdown. Set Mode to Reload Firmware >> Click "Shutdown" button.