The Mainframe Product must implement NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<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>
- ID
- SV-253508r962034_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the Mainframe Product to implement NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information using an external security manager.