Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-22463 | GEN005512 | SV-37836r2_rule | DCNR-1 | Medium |
Description |
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DoD information systems are required to use FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hash functions. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2015-12-03 |
Check Text ( C-37033r2_chk ) |
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Check the SSH client configuration for allowed MACs. Procedure: # grep -i macs /etc/ssh/ssh_config | grep -v '^#' If no lines are returned, or the returned MACs list contains any MAC that is not hmac-sha1 or a better hmac algorithm that is on the FIPS 140-2 approved list, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-32301r2_fix) |
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Edit the SSH client configuration and remove any MACs that are not hmac-sha1 or a better hmac algorithm that is on the FIPS 140-2 approved list. If necessary, add a MACs line. |