The SNMP service must require the use of a FIPS 140-2 approved encryption algorithm for protecting the privacy of SNMP messages.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22449	GEN005307	SV-63415r1_rule		Medium

Description
The SNMP service must use AES or a FIPS 140-2 approved successor algorithm for protecting the privacy of communications.

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-02-25

Details

Check Text ( C-52123r3_chk )
Verify the SNMP daemon uses AES for SNMPv3 users. Procedure: Examine the default install location /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf or: # find / -name snmpd.conf # grep -v '^#' | grep -i createuser | grep -vi AES If any line is present this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-54021r2_fix)
Edit /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf and add the AES keyword for any create user statement without one. Restart the SNMP service. # service snmpd restart