The DataPower Gateway must use mechanisms meeting the requirements of applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance for authentication to a cryptographic module.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-65105	WSDP-NM-000067	SV-79595r1_rule		Medium

Description
Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified 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.

Description

Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified 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.

STIG	Date
IBM DataPower Network Device Management Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-01-21

Details

Check Text ( C-65733r1_chk )
Default domain >> Status >> Cryptographic Mode Status: If Target=Permissive AND Current=Permissive AND Pending Target=Permissive, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-71045r1_fix)
Administration >> Access >> RBM Settings >> Password Policy. Change Password hash algorithm to sha256crypt. Administration >> Miscellaneous >> Crypto Tools. Set Cryptographic Mode to FIPS 140-2 Level 1 and click Set Cryptographic Mode button. Control Panel >> System Control >> Shutdown. Set Mode to Reload Firmware >> Click "Shutdown" button.