Envoy must be configured to operate in FIPS mode.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Envoy ships with FIPS 140-2 validated OpenSSL cryptographic libraries and is configured by default to run in FIPS mode. This module is used for all cryptographic operations performed by Envoy, including protection of data-in-transit over the client Transport Layer Security (TLS) connection. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000014-WSR-000006, SRG-APP-000179-WSR-000111, SRG-APP-000416-WSR-000118, SRG-APP-000439-WSR-000188, SRG-APP-000179-WSR-000110
- ID
- SV-256739r889155_rule
- Version
- VCRP-70-000003
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Navigate to and open:
/etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/config.xml
Locate the <config>/<vmacore>/<ssl> block and configure <fips> as follows: