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The SSH daemon 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
V-63203 ESXI-06-000017 SV-77693r1_rule Medium
Description
DoD information systems are required to use FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hash functions. Note: This does not imply FIPS 140-2 certification.
STIG Date
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-63937r1_chk )
To verify the MACs setting, run the following command:

# grep -i "^MACs" /etc/ssh/sshd_config

If there is no output or the output is not exactly "MACs hmac-sha1,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-69121r1_fix)
To set the MACs setting, add or correct the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config":

MACs hmac-sha1,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512