The operating system must employ cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure of information during transmission unless otherwise protected by alternative physical measures.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-220008	SOL-11.1-060110	SV-220008r971547_rule		Medium

Description

Ensuring that transmitted information does not become disclosed to unauthorized entities 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-21718r372895_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-21717r372896_fix)

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