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PHTN-67-000009 - The Photon operating system must configure sshd to use approved encryption algorithms.

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Information

Without confidentiality protection mechanisms, unauthorized individuals may gain access to sensitive information via a remote access session.

OpenSSH on the Photon operating system is compiled with a FIPS-validated cryptographic module. The 'FipsMode' setting controls whether this module is initialized and used in FIPS 140-2 mode.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014, SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093, SRG-OS-000393-GPOS-00173, SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176, SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187

Solution

Open /etc/ssh/sshd_config with a text editor.

Ensure that the 'FipsMode' line is uncommented and set to the following:

FipsMode yes

At the command line, execute the following command:

# service sshd reload

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000068, CCI|CCI-001453, CCI|CCI-002418, CCI|CCI-002450, CCI|CCI-002890, Rule-ID|SV-239081r675051_rule, STIG-ID|PHTN-67-000009, Vuln-ID|V-239081

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 5ade419d4d56160c9eb0cb3495f447eb489a957f24bdde539a3cf4a344b7591d