The FortiGate device must use FIPS 140-2 approved algorithms for authentication to a cryptographic module.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-234210	FGFW-ND-000255	SV-234210r879616_rule		High

Description
Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not validated and therefore cannot be relied upon to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DoD data may be compromised. Network devices utilizing encryption are required to use FIPS-compliant mechanisms for authenticating to cryptographic modules. FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating that mechanisms used to access cryptographic modules utilize authentication that meets DoD requirements. However, authentication algorithms must configure security processes to use only FIPS-approved and NIST-recommended authentication algorithms.

Description

Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not validated and therefore cannot be relied upon to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DoD data may be compromised. Network devices utilizing encryption are required to use FIPS-compliant mechanisms for authenticating to cryptographic modules. FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating that mechanisms used to access cryptographic modules utilize authentication that meets DoD requirements. However, authentication algorithms must configure security processes to use only FIPS-approved and NIST-recommended authentication algorithms.

STIG	Date
Fortinet FortiGate Firewall NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-06-01

Details

Check Text ( C-37395r611817_chk )
Log in to the FortiGate GUI with Super-Admin privilege. 1. Open a CLI console, via SSH or available from the GUI. 2. Run the following command: # get system status \| grep -i fips The output should be: FIPS-CC mode: enable If FIPS-CC mode parameter is not set to enable, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-37360r611818_fix)
Log in to the FortiGate GUI with Super-Admin privilege. 1. Open a CLI console, via SSH or available from the GUI. 2. Run the following command: # config system fips-cc # set status enable # end