MariaDB must use NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information in accordance with the data owner's requirements.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
high	V-253737	SRG-APP-000416-DB-000380	MADB-10-008400	SV-253737r962034_rule	2024-12-05	2

Description
Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The application must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher standards approved by the federal government since this provides assurance they have been tested and validated. It is the responsibility of the data owner to assess the cryptography requirements in light of applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards. NSA-approved cryptography for classified networks is hardware based. This requirement addresses the compatibility of MariaDB with the encryption devices.

Description

Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The application must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher standards approved by the federal government since this provides assurance they have been tested and validated. It is the responsibility of the data owner to assess the cryptography requirements in light of applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards. NSA-approved cryptography for classified networks is hardware based. This requirement addresses the compatibility of MariaDB with the encryption devices.

ℹ️ Check
If MariaDB is deployed in an unclassified environment, this is not applicable (NA). If MariaDB is not using NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards, this is a finding. To check if MariaDB is configured to use SSL, as the database administrator: MariaDB> SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES LIKE 'have_ssl'; If have_ssl is not YES, this is a finding. Consult network administration staff to determine whether the server is protected by NSA-approved encrypting devices. If not, this a finding.

ℹ️ Check

If MariaDB is deployed in an unclassified environment, this is not applicable (NA). If MariaDB is not using NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards, this is a finding. To check if MariaDB is configured to use SSL, as the database administrator: MariaDB> SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES LIKE 'have_ssl'; If have_ssl is not YES, this is a finding. Consult network administration staff to determine whether the server is protected by NSA-approved encrypting devices. If not, this a finding.

✔️ Fix
Configure the DBMS and related system components to use NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards. Configure MariaDB to use TLS. Details for this procedure can be found here: https://mariadb.com/docs/security/encryption/in-transit/enable-tls-server/