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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-227893 GEN005505 SV-227893r505926_rule Medium
Description
DoD information systems are required to use FIPS 140-2 approved ciphers. SSHv2 ciphers meeting this requirement are 3DES and AES. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000033, SRG-OS-000505, SRG-OS-000555
STIG Date
Solaris 10 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-09-04

Details

Check Text ( C-30055r490084_chk )
Check the SSH daemon configuration for allowed ciphers.
# grep -i ciphers /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep -v '^#'
If no lines are returned, or the returned ciphers list contains any cipher not starting with 3des or aes, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-30043r490085_fix)
Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and change or set the Ciphers line to the following.

Ciphers aes128-ctr, aes192-ctr, aes256-ctr