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OS10-NDM-000790 - The Dell OS10 Switch must be configured to implement cryptographic mechanisms using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm to protect the confidentiality of remote maintenance sessions.

Information

This requires the use of secure protocols instead of their unsecured counterparts, such as SSH instead of telnet, SCP instead of FTP, and HTTPS instead of HTTP. If unsecured protocols (lacking cryptographic mechanisms) are used for sessions, the contents of those sessions will be susceptible to eavesdropping, potentially putting sensitive data (including administrator passwords) at risk of compromise, and potentially allowing hijacking of maintenance sessions.

Solution

Configure the OS10 Switch to implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of remote maintenance sessions using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm:

OS10(config)# crypto fips enable

WARNING: Upon committing this configuration, the system will regenerate SSH keys. Please consult documentation and toggle FIPS mode only if you know what you are doing!
Continue? [yes/no(default)]:yes
OS10(config)#

Disable telnet if it has been enabled:
 OS10(config)# no ip telnet server enable

Enable SSH if it has been disabled:
 OS10(config)# ip ssh server enable

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Dell_OS10_Switch_Y24M12_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: MAINTENANCE

References: 800-53|MA-4(6), CAT|I, CCI|CCI-003123, Rule-ID|SV-269797r1052421_rule, STIG-ID|OS10-NDM-000790, Vuln-ID|V-269797

Plugin: Dell_OS10

Control ID: 1dc8bbd2352556ffebb75a5d9b516eae6556e984ab122ae2e1d1f60a06f8ea48