The ALG providing encryption intermediary services must use NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to implement encryption services.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-54551	SRG-NET-000510-ALG-000111	SV-68797r1_rule		Medium

Description
Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The network element must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher standards approved by the federal government since this provides assurance they have been tested and validated. This requirement applies only to ALGs that provide encryption intermediary services (e.g., HTTPS, TLS, or DNSSEC).

Description

Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The network element must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher standards approved by the federal government since this provides assurance they have been tested and validated. This requirement applies only to ALGs that provide encryption intermediary services (e.g., HTTPS, TLS, or DNSSEC).

STIG	Date
Application Layer Gateway Security Requirements Guide	2014-11-03

Details

Check Text ( C-55167r1_chk )
If the ALG does not provide encryption intermediary services (e.g., HTTPS, TLS, or DNSSEC), this is not applicable. Verify the ALG uses NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to implement encryption services. If the ALG does not use NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to implement encryption services, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-59405r1_fix)
If encryption intermediary services are provided, configure the ALG to use NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to implement encryption services.