The operating system must employ cryptographic mechanisms to recognize changes to information during transmission unless otherwise protected by alternative physical measures.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
RHEL-06-000431-PNF	RHEL-06-000431-PNF	RHEL-06-000431-PNF_rule		Medium

Description
Ensuring the integrity of transmitted information requires operating systems take measures to employ some form of cryptographic mechanism in order to recognize changes to information. This is usually achieved through the use of checksums, cryptographic hash, or message authentication.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-02-05

Details

Check Text ( C-RHEL-06-000431-PNF_chk )
RHEL6 supports this requirement and cannot be configured to be out of compliance. This is a permanent not a finding.

Fix Text (F-RHEL-06-000431-PNF_fix)
This requirement is a permanent not a finding. No fix is required.