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VCRP-67-000003 - The rhttpproxy must be configured to operate solely with FIPS ciphers.

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Information

The rhttpproxy ships with FIPS 140-2 validated OpenSSL cryptographic libraries and is configured by default to run in FIPS mode. This module is used for all crypto operations performed by rhttproxy, including protection of data-in-transit over the client TLS connection.

Solution

Navigate to and open /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/config.xml.

Locate the <config>/<vmacore>/<ssl> block and configure <fips> as follows:

<fips>true</fips>

Restart the service for changes to take effect.

# vmon-cli --restart rhttpproxy

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_Y22M10_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000068, Rule-ID|SV-240718r679667_rule, STIG-ID|VCRP-67-000003, Vuln-ID|V-240718

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 20950ee6120e5831d48127598b857cdb10fa2cfbb8c979c9e887799f2d959a45