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The SSH daemon must be configured to only use FIPS 140-2 approved ciphers.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22458 GEN005505 SV-37824r2_rule DCNR-1 Medium
Description
DoD information systems are required to use FIPS 140-2 approved ciphers. SSHv2 ciphers meeting this requirement are 3DES and AES.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-07-02

Details

Check Text ( None )
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Fix Text (F-32293r3_fix)
Edit the SSH daemon configuration and remove any ciphers not starting with "3des" or "aes" and remove any ciphers ending with "cbc". If necessary, add a "Ciphers" line.

Restart the SSH daemon.
# /sbin/service sshd restart