Firefox deprecated ciphers must be disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-251571 | FFOX-00-000027 | SV-251571r879587_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| A weak cipher is defined as an encryption/decryption algorithm that uses a key of insufficient length. Using an insufficient length for a key in an encryption/decryption algorithm opens up the possibility (or probability) that the encryption scheme could be broken. |
| STIG | Date |
| Mozilla Firefox Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-06-05 |
Details
| Check Text (C-55006r820760_chk) |
| Type "about:policies" in the browser address bar. If "DisabledCiphers" is not displayed under Policy Name or the Policy Value is not "TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA" with a value of "true", this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-54960r820761_fix) |
| Windows group policy: 1. Open the group policy editor tool with "gpedit.msc". 2. Navigate to Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Mozilla\Firefox\Disabled Ciphers Policy Name: TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA Policy State: Enabled macOS "plist" file: Add the following: <key>DisabledCiphers</key> <dict> <key>TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA</key> <true/> </dict> Linux "policies.json" file: Add the following in the policies section: "DisabledCiphers": { "TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA": true } |