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Applications used for nonlocal maintenance sessions must implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic communications.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-77001 DBNW-DM-000118 SV-91697r1_rule Medium
Description
This requires the use of secure protocols instead of their unsecured counterparts, such as SSH instead of telnet, SCP instead of FTP, and HTTPS instead of HTTP. If unsecured protocols (lacking cryptographic mechanisms) are used for sessions, the contents of those sessions will be susceptible to eavesdropping, potentially putting sensitive data (including administrator passwords) at risk of compromise and potentially allowing hijacking of maintenance sessions.
STIG Date
DBN-6300 NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-09-15

Details

Check Text ( C-76627r1_chk )
Verify SSL is configured to use SSL for the web management tool.

Navigate to Settings >> Initial Configuration >> Security.

If the check box for "Enforce secure communications (SSL) for user interface access" is not checked, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-83697r1_fix)
Configure the User Interface (UI) web management tool to use HTTPS for communications.

Navigate to Settings >> Initial Configuration >> Security.

Select the check box for "Enforce secure communications (SSL) for user interface access".

Click on "Commit".