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1.6.2 Ensure system wide crypto policy disables sha1 hash and signature support
Information
SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm) is a cryptographic hash function that produces a 160 bit hash value.Rationale:
The SHA-1 hash function has an inherently weak design, and advancing cryptanalysis has made it vulnerable to attacks. The most significant danger for a hash algorithm is when a 'collision' which happens when two different pieces of data produce the same hash value occurs. This hashing algorithm has been considered weak since 2005.
Note: The use of SHA-1 with hashbased message authentication codes (HMAC) do not rely on the collision resistance of the corresponding hash function, and therefore the recent attacks on SHA-1 have a significantly lower impact on the use of SHA-1 for HMAC. Because of this, the recommendation does not disable the hmac-sha1 MAC.
Solution
Note:The commands below are written for the included DEFAULT system-wide crypto policy. If another policy is in use and follows local site policy, replace DEFAULT with the name of your system-wide crypto policy.
Multiple subpolicies may be assigned to a policy as a colon separated list. e.g. DEFAULT:NO-SHA1:NO-SSHCBC
The module for disabling SHA-1 is available from release 8.3 in /usr/share/crypto-policies/policies/modules/NO-SHA1.pmod. This may be copied to /etc/crypto-policies/policies/modules/NO-SHA1.pmod, verified, and used instead of creating a file ending in .pmod in the /etc/crypto-policies/policies/modules/ directory.
Any subpolicy not included in the update-crypto-policies --set command will not be applied to the system wide crypto policy.
Subpolicies must exist before they can be applied to the system wide crypto policy.
Create or edit a file in /etc/crypto-policies/policies/modules/ ending in .pmod and add or modify the following lines:
hash = -SHA1
sign = -*-SHA1
sha1_in_certs = 0
Example:
# echo -e '# This is a subpolicy dropping the SHA1 hash and signature support
hash = -SHA1
sign = -*-SHA1
sha1_in_certs = 0' > /etc/crypto-policies/policies/modules/NO-SHA1.pmod
Run the following command to update the system-wide cryptographic policy
# update-crypto-policies --set <CRYPTO_POLICY>:<CRYPTO_SUBPOLICY1>:<CRYPTO_SUBPOLICY2>:<SUBPOLICY3>
Example:
update-crypto-policies --set DEFAULT:NO-SHA1
Run the following command to reboot the system to make your cryptographic settings effective for already running services and applications:
# reboot
See Also
Item Details
Audit Name: CIS AlmaLinux OS 8 Server L1 v3.0.0
Category: ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION
References: 800-53|AC-17(2), 800-53|IA-5, 800-53|IA-5(1), 800-53|SC-8, 800-53|SC-8(1), CSCv7|14.4
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 1d085df9657159ba4b2d10a804a46fde68ef3a33a1504c52c414d3ee9d4e7581