The network element must employ FIPS-validated cryptography to protect unclassified information.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-NET-000220-RTR-NA	SRG-NET-000220-RTR-NA	SRG-NET-000220-RTR-NA_rule		Medium

Description
Cryptography is only as strong as the encryption modules/algorithms that are employed to encrypt the data. Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. Hence it is imperative that transmission of traffic that requires privacy utilize FIPS-validated cryptography. This requirement is applicable to network architecture and is not applicable to the routing function.

Description

Cryptography is only as strong as the encryption modules/algorithms that are employed to encrypt the data. Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. Hence it is imperative that transmission of traffic that requires privacy utilize FIPS-validated cryptography. This requirement is applicable to network architecture and is not applicable to the routing function.

STIG	Date
Router Security Requirements Guide	2013-07-30

Details

Check Text ( C-SRG-NET-000220-RTR-NA_chk )
This requirement is NA for router.

Fix Text (F-SRG-NET-000220-RTR-NA_fix)
This requirement is NA for router.