The Photon operating system must configure sshd to use FIPS 140-2 ciphers.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256534	PHTN-30-000064	SV-256534r942493_rule		Low

Description
Privileged access contains control and configuration information and is particularly sensitive, so additional protections are necessary. This is maintained by using cryptographic mechanisms such as encryption to protect confidentiality. Nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities are conducted by individuals communicating through an external network (e.g., the internet) or internal network. Local maintenance and diagnostic activities are carried out by individuals physically present at the information system or information system component and not communicating across a network connection. This requirement applies to hardware/software diagnostic test equipment or tools. It does not cover hardware/software components that may support information system maintenance, yet are a part of the system (e.g., the software implementing "ping," "ls," "ipconfig," or the hardware and software implementing the monitoring port of an Ethernet switch). The operating system can meet this requirement by leveraging a cryptographic module. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174, SRG-OS-000424-GPOS-00188

Description

Privileged access contains control and configuration information and is particularly sensitive, so additional protections are necessary. This is maintained by using cryptographic mechanisms such as encryption to protect confidentiality. Nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities are conducted by individuals communicating through an external network (e.g., the internet) or internal network. Local maintenance and diagnostic activities are carried out by individuals physically present at the information system or information system component and not communicating across a network connection. This requirement applies to hardware/software diagnostic test equipment or tools. It does not cover hardware/software components that may support information system maintenance, yet are a part of the system (e.g., the software implementing "ping," "ls," "ipconfig," or the hardware and software implementing the monitoring port of an Ethernet switch). The operating system can meet this requirement by leveraging a cryptographic module. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174, SRG-OS-000424-GPOS-00188

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-12-01

Details

Check Text ( C-60209r942491_chk )
At the command line, run the following command: # sshd -T\|&grep -i Ciphers Expected result: ciphers aes128-ctr,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes192-ctr,aes256-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-ctr If the output matches the ciphers in the expected result or a subset thereof, this is not a finding. If the ciphers in the output contain any ciphers not listed in the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60152r942492_fix)
Navigate to and open: /etc/ssh/sshd_config Ensure the "Ciphers" line is uncommented and set to the following: Ciphers aes128-ctr,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes192-ctr,aes256-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-ctr At the command line, run the following command: # systemctl restart sshd.service