The SSH daemon must be configured to only use Message Authentication Codes (MACs) employing FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hash algorithms.

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The SSH daemon must be configured to only use Message Authentication Codes (MACs) employing FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hash algorithms.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-97231	RHEL-06-000244	SV-106369r1_rule		Medium

Description
Approved algorithms required for compliance must impart some level of confidence in their implementation.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-09-25

Details

Check Text ( C-96069r1_chk )
Verify sshd is configured to use FIPS 140-2 approved Message Authentication Codes (MACs): # grep -i "mac" /etc/ssh/sshd_config \| grep -v '^#' MACs hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha2-256 If the output contains MACs that are not FIPS-approved, or does not return a value, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-102913r1_fix)
Configure sshd to use only FIPS-approved Message Authentication Codes.