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

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The SSH client 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
GEN005512-ESXI5-702	GEN005512-ESXI5-702	GEN005512-ESXI5-702_rule		Medium

Description
DoD information systems are required to use FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hash functions.

STIG	Date
VMware ESXi v5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-01-15

Details

Check Text ( C-GEN005512-ESXI5-702_chk )
Disable lock down mode. Enable the ESXi Shell. Check the SSH client configuration for allowed MACs. # grep -i macs /etc/ssh/ssh_config \| grep -v '^#' Re-enable lock down mode. If no lines are returned, or the returned MACs list contains any MAC other than hmac-sha1, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-GEN005512-ESXI5-702_fix)
Disable lock down mode. Enable the ESXi Shell. Edit the SSH client configuration and add/modify the "MAC" configuration. # vi /etc/ssh/ssh_config Re-enable lock down mode.