Envoy must be configured to operate in FIPS mode.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256739	VCRP-70-000003	SV-256739r889155_rule		Medium

Description
Envoy ships with FIPS 140-2 validated OpenSSL cryptographic libraries and is configured by default to run in FIPS mode. This module is used for all cryptographic operations performed by Envoy, including protection of data-in-transit over the client Transport Layer Security (TLS) connection. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000014-WSR-000006, SRG-APP-000179-WSR-000111, SRG-APP-000416-WSR-000118, SRG-APP-000439-WSR-000188, SRG-APP-000179-WSR-000110

Description

Envoy ships with FIPS 140-2 validated OpenSSL cryptographic libraries and is configured by default to run in FIPS mode. This module is used for all cryptographic operations performed by Envoy, including protection of data-in-transit over the client Transport Layer Security (TLS) connection. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000014-WSR-000006, SRG-APP-000179-WSR-000111, SRG-APP-000416-WSR-000118, SRG-APP-000439-WSR-000188, SRG-APP-000179-WSR-000110

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance RhttpProxy Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-02-21

Details

Check Text ( C-60414r889153_chk )
At the command prompt, run the following command: # xmllint --xpath '/config/vmacore/ssl/fips' /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/config.xml Expected result: true If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60357r889154_fix)
Navigate to and open: /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/config.xml Locate the // block and configure as follows: true Restart the service for changes to take effect. # vmon-cli --restart rhttpproxy