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Terminal Services Encryption Level is not FIPS-140 Compliant

low Nessus Plugin ID 30218

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Synopsis

The remote host is not FIPS-140 compliant.

Description

The encryption setting used by the remote Terminal Services service is not FIPS-140 compliant.

Solution

Change RDP encryption level to :

 4. FIPS Compliant

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 30218

File Name: fips_rdp.nbin

Version: 1.95

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 2/11/2008

Updated: 1/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Manually scored based on the nature of the vulnerability.

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: manual