The operating system must employ FIPS-validated cryptography to protect information when it must be separated from individuals who have the necessary clearances, yet lack the necessary access approvals.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-OS-000172-ESXI5-PF	SRG-OS-000172-ESXI5-PF	SRG-OS-000172-ESXI5-PF_rule		Medium

Description
Cryptography is only as strong as the encryption modules/algorithms employed to encrypt the data. Use of weak or un-tested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. Applicable, but permanent finding - The hypervisor does not support this functionality. No FIPS validated module.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-SRG-OS-000172-ESXI5-PF_chk )
ESXi does not support this requirement. This is a permanent finding.

Fix Text (F-SRG-OS-000172-ESXI5-PF_fix)
This requirement is a permanent finding and cannot be fixed. An appropriate mitigation for the system must be implemented but this finding cannot be considered fixed.