The operating system must protect the confidentiality of transmitted information.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-220007	SOL-11.1-060100	SV-220007r958908_rule		Medium

Description

Ensuring the confidentiality of transmitted information requires the operating system take feasible measures to employ transmission layer security. This requirement applies to communications across internal and external networks.

STIG	Date
Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-11-25

Details

Check Text (C-21717r372892_chk)

All remote sessions must be conducted via encrypted services and ports.

Ask the operator to document all configured external ports and protocols. If any unencrypted connections are used, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-21716r372893_fix)

All remote sessions must be conducted via SSH and IPsec. Ensure that SSH and IPsec are the only protocols used.