The Cisco ASA remote access VPN server must be configured to use TLS 1.2 or higher to protect the confidentiality of remote access connections.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Using older unauthorized versions or incorrectly configuring protocol negotiation makes the gateway vulnerable to known and unknown attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in this protocol. NIST SP 800-52 provides guidance for client negotiation on either DoD-only or public-facing servers.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-239975r666331_rule
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the ASA to use TLS 1.2 or higher as shown in the example below.
ASA1(config)# ssl server-version tlsv1.2 dtlsv1.2