SharePoint must use mechanisms for authentication to a cryptographic module that meet the requirements of applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance for such authentication.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Certain encryption types are no longer considered secure. This setting configures a minimum encryption type for SharePoint. Different versions of the Windows Server OS and versions of SharePoint will have different suites available.

ID: SV-223264r961050_rule
Version: SP13-00-000145
Severity: High
References: CCI-000803
Updated: about 2 months ago

Remediation Templates

Configure the SharePoint server to use mechanisms for authentication to a cryptographic module that meet the requirements of applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance for such authentication.

Open MMC.

Click “File”, “Add/Remove Snap-in”, and “add Group Policy Object Editor”.
Enter a name for the Group Policy Object, or accept the default.

Click “Finish”.

Click “OK”.

Navigate to Computer Policy >> Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Network >> SSL Configuration Settings.

Right-click “SSL Configuration Settings”, click “SSL Cipher Suite Order”, and then click “Edit”.

In the “SSL Cipher Suite Order” dialog box, select "Enabled".

Under “Options”, in the “SSL Cipher Suites” text box, enter desired cipher suites that are not DES or RC4.

Click “OK”.

SharePoint must use mechanisms for authentication to a cryptographic module that meet the requirements of applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance for such authentication.

Description

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure