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AZLX-23-001105 - Amazon Linux 2023 must have the libreswan package installed.
Information
Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore, cannot be relied upon to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DOD data may be compromised.Operating systems utilizing encryption are required to use FIPS-compliant mechanisms for authenticating to cryptographic modules.
FIPS 140-2/140-3 is the current standard for validating that mechanisms used to access cryptographic modules utilize authentication that meets DOD requirements. This allows for Security Levels 1, 2, 3, or 4 for use on a general purpose computing system.
Solution
Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to have the libreswan package installed with the following command:$ sudo dnf install -y libreswan
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Amazon_Linux_2023_V1R3_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Amazon Linux 2023 STIG v1r3
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-7, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000803, Rule-ID|SV-274032r1184010_rule, STIG-ID|AZLX-23-001105, Vuln-ID|V-274032
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: dc4ab1284ec5c99e3fbc8968c095281eda2faf14e129a4e60faf502a7ebb82af