WN12-00-000019 - Protection methods such as TLS, encrypted VPNs, or IPSEC must be implemented if the data owner has a strict requirement for ensuring data integrity and confidentiality is maintained at every step of the data transfer and handling process.

Information

Information can be either unintentionally or maliciously disclosed or modified during preparation for transmission, for example, during aggregation, at protocol transformation points, and during packing/unpacking. These unauthorized disclosures or modifications compromise the confidentiality or integrity of the information.

Ensuring the confidentiality of transmitted information requires the operating system to take measures in preparing information for transmission. This can be accomplished via access control and encryption.

Use of this requirement will be limited to situations where the data owner has a strict requirement for ensuring data integrity and confidentiality is maintained at every step of the data transfer and handling process. When transmitting data, operating systems need to support transmission protection mechanisms such as TLS, encrypted VPNs, or IPSEC.

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Configure protection methods such as TLS, encrypted VPNs, or IPSEC when the data owner has a strict requirement for ensuring data integrity and confidentiality is maintained at every step of the data transfer and handling process to maintain the confidentiality and integrity.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_2012_and_2012_R2_MS_V3R7_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-8(2), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002420, CCI|CCI-002422, Rule-ID|SV-225256r852180_rule, STIG-ID|WN12-00-000019, STIG-Legacy|SV-72051, STIG-Legacy|V-57641, Vuln-ID|V-225256

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 664d3ecc90177cc6c49f6cc42aa82a7b752ed239d9ddb724d2251ae8d5d13059