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

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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-37695r1_rule	DCNR-1	Medium

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

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-01-17

Details

Check Text ( C-36891r1_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-31986r1_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