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RHEL 9 must implement DOD-approved TLS encryption in the OpenSSL package.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access (e.g., RDP) is access to DOD nonpublic information systems by an authorized user (or an information system) communicating through an external, nonorganization-controlled network. Remote access methods include, for example, dial-up, broadband, and wireless. Cryptographic mechanisms used for protecting the integrity of information include, for example, signed hash functions using asymmetric cryptography enabling distribution of the public key to verify the hash information while maintaining the confidentiality of the secret key used to generate the hash. The employed algorithms can be viewed in the /etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/openssl.config file.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-258240r991554_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure the RHEL 9 OpenSSL library to use only DOD-approved TLS encryption by editing the following line in the "/etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/opensslcnf.config" file:

TLS.MinProtocol = TLSv1.2
DTLS.MinProtocol = DTLSv1.2

A reboot is required for the changes to take effect.