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Connection to the Internet for IBM remote support must be in compliance with mitigations specified in the Ports and Protocols and Services Management (PPSM) requirements.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-25405 HMC0225 SV-31589r2_rule EBRP-1 EBRU-1 High
Description
Failure to securely connect to remote sites can leave systems open to multiple attacks and security violations through the network. Failure to securely implement remote support connections can lead to unauthorized access or denial of service attacks on theHardware Management Console.
STIG Date
IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) STIG 2017-09-28

Details

Check Text ( C-31953r1_chk )
Have the Network Security Engineer check, that the remote Internet connection for IBM RSF support has met the mitigations outlined in Vulnerability Analysis for port 443/SSL in the PPSM requirements.
Fix Text (F-28361r1_fix)
Have the Network Security Officer validate that the Internet connection meets the specifications in the PPSM requirements.