The operating system must implement cryptography to protect the integrity of remote access sessions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-203669	SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093	SV-203669r379225_rule		Medium

Description
Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access (e.g., RDP) is access to DoD nonpublic information systems by an authorized user (or an information system) communicating through an external, non-organization-controlled network. Remote access methods include, for example, dial-up, broadband, and wireless. Cryptographic mechanisms used for protecting the integrity of information include, for example, signed hash functions using asymmetric cryptography enabling distribution of the public key to verify the hash information while maintaining the confidentiality of the secret key used to generate the hash.

Description

Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access (e.g., RDP) is access to DoD nonpublic information systems by an authorized user (or an information system) communicating through an external, non-organization-controlled network. Remote access methods include, for example, dial-up, broadband, and wireless. Cryptographic mechanisms used for protecting the integrity of information include, for example, signed hash functions using asymmetric cryptography enabling distribution of the public key to verify the hash information while maintaining the confidentiality of the secret key used to generate the hash.

STIG	Date
General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide	2021-10-05

Details

Check Text ( C-3794r374834_chk )
Verify the operating system implements cryptography to protect the integrity of remote access sessions. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-3794r374835_fix)
Configure the operating system to implement cryptography to protect the integrity of remote access sessions.