SOL-11.1-060100 - The operating system must protect the confidentiality of transmitted information.

Information

Ensuring the confidentiality of transmitted information requires the operating system take feasible measures to employ transmission layer security. This requirement applies to communications across internal and external networks.

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

Solution

All remote sessions must be conducted via SSH and IPsec. Ensure that SSH and IPsec are the only protocols used.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_11_SPARC_V3R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-8, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002418, Rule-ID|SV-219979r958908_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-060100, STIG-Legacy|SV-61039, STIG-Legacy|V-48167, Vuln-ID|V-219979

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 8996796fb1fb539639759b61d7f3aa837448b8264ea8c5257de1d02755699184