Detections
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PHTN-30-000009 - The Photon operating system must configure sshd to use approved encryption algorithms.
Information
Without confidentiality protection mechanisms, unauthorized individuals may gain access to sensitive information via a remote access session.OpenSSH on the Photon operating system is compiled with a FIPS-validated cryptographic module. The 'FipsMode' setting controls whether this module is initialized and used in FIPS 140-2 mode.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014, SRG-OS-000393-GPOS-00173, SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176, SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093, SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187
Solution
Navigate to and open:/etc/ssh/sshd_config
Ensure the 'FipsMode' line is uncommented and set to the following:
FipsMode yes
At the command line, run the following command:
# systemctl restart sshd.service
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_7-0_Y25M01_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG VMware vSphere 7.0 Photon OS v1r4
Category: ACCESS CONTROL, MAINTENANCE, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION
References: 800-53|AC-17(2), 800-53|MA-4(6), 800-53|SC-8, 800-53|SC-13, CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000068, CCI|CCI-001453, CCI|CCI-002418, CCI|CCI-002450, CCI|CCI-002890, Rule-ID|SV-256486r958408_rule, STIG-ID|PHTN-30-000009, Vuln-ID|V-256486
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 63921eb6f933a8a7b68cba74d037616d4d2097c66d0941176c0dd9af235d6936