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Kona Site Defender providing encryption intermediary services must implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to generate cryptographic hashes.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of using encryption to protect data. The network element must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher standards approved by the federal government since this provides assurance they have been tested and validated. This requirement applies only to ALGs that provide encryption intermediary services (e.g., HTTPS, TLS, or DNSSEC).</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-91123r1_rule
Severity
High
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure Kona Site Defender to only allow NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to generate cryptographic hashes:

Contact the Akamai Professional Services team to implement the changes at 1-877-4-AKATEC (1-877-425-2832).