The Photon operating system must have the OpenSSL FIPS provider installed to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| high | V-258806 | SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014 | PHTN-40-000013 | SV-258806r958408_rule | 2024-07-11 | 2 |
| Description |
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| Without confidentiality protection mechanisms, unauthorized individuals may gain access to sensitive information via a remote access session. OpenSSH on the Photon operating system when configured appropriately can utilize a FIPS validated OpenSSL for cryptographic operations. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014, SRG-OS-000393-GPOS-00173, SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174, SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187, SRG-OS-000425-GPOS-00189, SRG-OS-000426-GPOS-00190 |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| At the command line, run the following command to verify the OpenSSL FIPS provider is installed: # rpm -qa | grep openssl-fips Example result: openssl-fips-provider-3.0.3-1.ph4.x86_64 If there is no output indicating that the OpenSSL FIPS provider is installed, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| At the command line, run the following command: # tdnf install openssl-fips-provider |