OH12-1X-000253 - OHS must have the LoadModule ossl_module directive enabled to meet the requirements of applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance when encrypting stored data.

Information

Encryption is only as good as the encryption modules utilized. Unapproved cryptographic module algorithms cannot be verified, and cannot be relied upon to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DoD data may be compromised due to weak algorithms.

FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating cryptographic modules and NSA Type-X (where X=1, 2, 3, 4) products are NSA-certified, hardware-based encryption modules.

The web server must provide FIPS-compliant encryption modules when storing encrypted data and configuration settings.

Solution

1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS/<componentName>/httpd.conf with an editor.

2. Search for the 'LoadModule ossl_module' directive at the OHS server configuration scope.

3. Set the 'LoadModule ossl_module' directive to ''${PRODUCT_HOME}/modules/mod_ossl.so'', add the directive if it does not exist.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_HTTP_Server_12-1-3_V2R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-7, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000803, Rule-ID|SV-221486r879616_rule, STIG-ID|OH12-1X-000253, STIG-Legacy|SV-78921, STIG-Legacy|V-64431, Vuln-ID|V-221486

Plugin: Unix

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