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RHEL-10-000500 - RHEL 10 must enable FIPS mode.

Information

Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of using encryption to protect data. The operating system must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher standards approved by the federal government because this provides assurance they have been tested and validated.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014, SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065, SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093, SRG-OS-000393-GPOS-00173, SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174, SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176, SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187, SRG-OS-000478-GPOS-00223

Solution

Configure RHEL 10 to implement FIPS mode.

If this check fails on an installed system, it is a permanent finding until the system is reinstalled with "fips=1" during installation.

Red Hat 10 does not support switching to strict FIPS mode after installation.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_10_V1R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, MAINTENANCE, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|AC-17(2), 800-53|MA-4(6), 800-53|MA-4c., 800-53|SC-8, 800-53|SC-13, CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000068, CCI|CCI-000877, CCI|CCI-001453, CCI|CCI-002418, CCI|CCI-002450, CCI|CCI-002890, CCI|CCI-003123, Rule-ID|SV-281009r1184724_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-000500, Vuln-ID|V-281009

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: a532405773f7d1305c3a31d98d5a3f6f115e3c1d9a48e29ca5c0748296e741ca