The designer will ensure the application uses encryption to implement key exchange and authenticate endpoints prior to establishing a communication channel for key exchange.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-16788	APP3170	SV-17788r1_rule	DCNR-1	Medium

Description
If the application does not use encryption and authenticate endpoints prior to establishing a communication channel and prior to transmitting encryption keys, these keys may be intercepted, and could be used to decrypt the traffic of the current session, leading to potential loss or compromise of DoD data.

STIG	Date
Application Security and Development Checklist	2014-12-22

Details

Check Text ( C-17773r1_chk )
If the application does not implement key exchange, this check is not applicable. Identify all application or supporting infrastructure features using key exchange. Verify the application is using FIPS-140 validated cryptographic modules for encryption of key exchange algorithms. 1) If the application does not implement encryption for key exchange, it is a finding.

Fix Text (F-17004r1_fix)
Use encryption for key exchange.