The VMM must implement cryptography to protect the integrity of remote access sessions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-207418	SRG-OS-000250-VMM-000860	SV-207418r958604_rule		Medium

Description
Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access (e.g., RDP) is access to DoD nonpublic VMMs by an authorized user (or another VMM) communicating through an external, non-organization-controlled network. Remote access methods include, for example, dial-up, broadband, and wireless. Cryptographic mechanisms used for protecting the integrity of information include, for example, signed hash functions using asymmetric cryptography enabling distribution of the public key to verify the hash information while maintaining the confidentiality of the secret key used to generate the hash.

Description

Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access (e.g., RDP) is access to DoD nonpublic VMMs by an authorized user (or another VMM) communicating through an external, non-organization-controlled network. Remote access methods include, for example, dial-up, broadband, and wireless. Cryptographic mechanisms used for protecting the integrity of information include, for example, signed hash functions using asymmetric cryptography enabling distribution of the public key to verify the hash information while maintaining the confidentiality of the secret key used to generate the hash.

STIG	Date
Virtual Machine Manager Security Requirements Guide	2024-05-28

Details

Check Text ( C-7675r365664_chk )
Verify the VMM implements cryptography to protect the integrity of remote access sessions. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-7675r365665_fix)
Configure the VMM to implement cryptography to protect the integrity of remote access sessions.