FGFW-ND-000255 - The FortiGate device must use FIPS 140-2 approved algorithms for authentication to a cryptographic module.

Information

Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not validated and therefore cannot be relied upon to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DoD data may be compromised.

Network devices utilizing encryption are required to use FIPS-compliant mechanisms for authenticating to cryptographic modules.

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.

Solution

Log in to the FortiGate GUI with Super-Admin privilege.

1. Open a CLI console, via SSH or available from the GUI.
2. Run the following command:
# config system fips-cc
# set status enable
# end

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_FN_FortiGate_Firewall_Y23M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-7, CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000803, Rule-ID|SV-234210r879616_rule, STIG-ID|FGFW-ND-000255, Vuln-ID|V-234210

Plugin: FortiGate

Control ID: 2dffd87daa15c5b22384dead7b40b2a6c36613b74693f250a2f392eae33bb7ee