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The Photon operating system must have the OpenSSL FIPS provider installed to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Without confidentiality protection mechanisms, unauthorized individuals may gain access to sensitive information via a remote access session. OpenSSH on the Photon operating system when configured appropriately can utilize a FIPS validated OpenSSL for cryptographic operations. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014, SRG-OS-000393-GPOS-00173, SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174, SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187, SRG-OS-000425-GPOS-00189, SRG-OS-000426-GPOS-00190

ID
SV-258806r933479_rule
Version
PHTN-40-000013
Severity
High
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

At the command line, run the following command:

# tdnf install openssl-fips-provider