Title

Amazon Linux 2023 must implement DOD-approved TLS encryption in the OpenSSL package. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access (e.g., RDP) is access to DOD nonpublic information systems by an authorized user (or an information system) communicating through an external, nonorganization-controlled network. Remote access methods include, for example, dial-up, broadband, and wireless. Cryptographic mechanisms used for protecting the integrity of information include, for example, signed hash functions using asymmetric cryptography enabling distribution of the public key to verify the hash information while maintaining the confidentiality of the secret key used to generate the hash.

Check Content

Verify Amazon Linux 2023 is configured so that the OpenSSL library uses TLS 1.2 encryption or stronger with following command: $ grep -i minprotocol /etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/opensslcnf.config TLS.MinProtocol = TLSv1.2 DTLS.MinProtocol = DTLSv1.2 If the "TLS.MinProtocol" is set to anything older than "TLSv1.2" or the "DTLS.MinProtocol" is set to anything older than "DTLSv1.2", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure Amazon Linux 2023 OpenSSL library to use only DOD-approved TLS encryption by editing the following line in the "/etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/opensslcnf.config" file: TLS.MinProtocol = TLSv1.2 DTLS.MinProtocol = DTLSv1.2 A reboot is required for the changes to take effect.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-274054r1120150_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-274054

Group Title: SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093

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