All SCOM servers must be configured for FIPS 140-2 compliance.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Unapproved mechanisms used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not validated and therefore cannot be relied on to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DoD data may be compromised. FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating that mechanisms used to access cryptographic modules utilize authentication that meets DoD requirements. However, authentication algorithms must configure security processes to use only FIPS-approved and NIST-recommended authentication algorithms. SCOM is FIPS-compliant out of the box with the exception of the Web Console.
- ID
- SV-237439r643963_rule
- Version
- SCOM-SC-000001
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
From a SCOM Management server, open the registry editor. Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\FipsAlgorithmPolicy
Double-click on "Enabled" and set the value to 1.
Note that many organizations use a GPO to accomplish this task. Older versions of SCOM may require additional configuration. That is documented here: https://nathangau.wordpress.com/2016/12/02/scom-2012-webconsole-and-fips-compatibility/