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For nonlocal maintenance sessions using SSH, the Juniper SRX Services Gateway must securely configure SSHv2 Message Authentication Code (MAC) algorithms to protect the integrity of maintenance and diagnostic communications.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>To protect the integrity of nonlocal maintenance sessions, SSHv2 with MAC algorithms for integrity checking must be configured. Nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities are those activities conducted by individuals communicating through a network, either an external network (e.g., the Internet) or an internal network. The SSHv2 protocol suite includes Layer 7 protocols such as SCP and SFTP which can be used for secure file transfers.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-223225r961554_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure SSH integrity options to comply with DoD requirements.

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set system services ssh protocol-version v2
set system services ssh macs hmac-sha2-512
set system services ssh macs hmac-sha2-256