The MEM client must alert the user if it receives a public-key certificate with a non-FIPS approved algorithm.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-32784	WIR-WMS-MEM-09	SV-43130r1_rule	IAKM-1 IAKM-2	Low

Description
If a DoD certificate has a non-FIPS approved algorithm, the required level of assurance that any encryption operation is secure is not available. It may be possible to compromise the integrity of data that has been encrypted by the PKI certificate.

STIG	Date
Mobile Email Management (MEM) Server Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)	2012-07-20

Details

Check Text ( C-41117r3_chk )
Verify the MEM client alerts the user if it receives a public-key certificate with a non-FIPS approved algorithm. Talk to the site system administrator and have them show this capability exists in the MEM server. Also, review MEM product documentation. Mark as a finding if the MEM server does not have required features.

Fix Text (F-36665r2_fix)
Use a MEM product that alerts the user if it receives a public-key certificate with a non-FIPS approved algorithm.