Title

The HYCU virtual appliance must use FIPS 140-2-approved algorithms for authentication to a cryptographic module. (Cat I impact)

Discussion

Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not validated and therefore cannot be relied upon to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DOD data may be compromised. Network devices utilizing encryption are required to use FIPS-compliant mechanisms for authenticating to cryptographic modules. FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating that mechanisms used to access cryptographic modules utilize authentication that meets DOD requirements. However, authentication algorithms must configure security processes to use only FIPS-approved and NIST-recommended authentication algorithms.

Check Content

When FIPS mode is enabled, the HYCU application will use FIPS-compliant behavior. Validate the FIPS status using the following command: 'cat /proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled' If command output does not show "1", this is a finding. 'fips-mode-setup --check' If command output does not show "FIPS mode is enabled", this is a finding. 'update-crypto-policies --show' If command output does not show "FIPS", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Stop the HYCU web server: sudo systemctl stop grizzly.service Enable FIPS-compliant mode: sudo /opt/grizzly/bin/enable_fips.sh Reboot the HYCU virtual machines: shutdown -r now

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-268269r1038744_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-268269

Group Title: SRG-APP-000179-NDM-000265

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