Title

All persistent disk partitions must implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure or modification of all information that requires at rest protection. (Cat I impact)

Discussion

Ubuntu operating systems handling data requiring "data at rest" protections must employ cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure and modification of the information at rest. Selection of a cryptographic mechanism is based on the need to protect the integrity of organizational information. The strength of the mechanism is commensurate with the security category and/or classification of the information. Organizations have the flexibility to either encrypt all information on storage devices (i.e., full disk encryption) or encrypt specific data structures (e.g., files, records, or fields). Satisfies: SRG-OS-000185-GPOS-00079, SRG-OS-000404-GPOS-00183, SRG-OS-000405-GPOS-00184

Check Content

Verify the Ubuntu operating system prevents unauthorized disclosure or modification of all information requiring at rest protection by using disk encryption. If there is a documented and approved reason for not having data-at-rest encryption, this requirement is Not Applicable. Determine the partition layout for the system with the following command: # fdisk –l Verify that the system partitions are all encrypted with the following command: # more /etc/crypttab Every persistent disk partition present must have an entry in the file. If any partitions other than pseudo file systems (such as /proc or /sys) are not listed, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the Ubuntu operating system to prevent unauthorized modification of all information at rest by using disk encryption. Encrypting a partition in an already-installed system is more difficult, because you need to resize and change existing partitions. To encrypt an entire partition, dedicate a partition for encryption in the partition layout.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-214979r610931_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-214979

Group Title: SRG-OS-000185-GPOS-00079

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