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The MQ Appliance messaging server must use encryption strength in accordance with the categorization of the management data during remote access management sessions.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-74849 MQMH-AS-001320 SV-89523r1_rule Medium
Description
Remote management access is accomplished by leveraging common communication protocols and establishing a remote connection to the messaging server via a network for the purposes of managing the messaging server. If cryptography is not used, then the session data traversing the remote connection could be intercepted and compromised. Types of management interfaces utilized by a messaging server include web-based HTTPS interfaces as well as command line-based management interfaces.
STIG Date
IBM MQ Appliance V9.0 AS Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-06-09

Details

Check Text ( C-74707r1_chk )
To access the MQ Appliance CLI, enter:
mqcli

config
crypto
show crypto-mode

If the current setting is set to "permissive", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-81465r2_fix)
To set management access to the highest encryption strength, enable FIPS 140-2 Level 1 mode at the next reload of the firmware.
Enter the following commands:
config
crypto
crypto-mode-set fips-140-2-l1
Press "Enter"

The following message will appear:
"Crypto Mode Successfully set to fips-140-2-l1 for next boot."