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XCCDF
Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide
SRG-APP-000514
SRG-APP-000514
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000514
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The Mainframe Product must implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to generate and validate cryptographic hashes in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of using 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.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>