Check: ASP4-SH-060210
IBM Aspera Platform 4.2 STIG:
ASP4-SH-060210
(in versions v1 r2 through v1 r1)
Title
IBM Aspera Shares must implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure or modification of all information that requires at rest protection. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access is access to DoD-nonpublic information systems by an authorized user (or an information system) communicating through an external, non-organization-controlled network. Remote access methods include broadband and wireless connections. Remote access methods include, for example, proxied remote encrypted traffic (e.g., TLS gateways, web content filters, and webmail proxies). 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. This requirement applies to ALGs providing remote access proxy services as part of its intermediary services (e.g., OWA or TLS gateway).
Check Content
If the IBM Aspera Shares feature of the Aspera Platform is not installed, this is Not Applicable. Verify the IBM Aspera Shares implements cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure or modification of all information that requires at rest protection. - Log in to the IBM Aspera Shares web page as a user with administrative privilege. - Select the "Admin" tab. - Scroll down to the "System Settings" section. - Select the "Transfers" option. - Verify the "Encryption at rest" option is set to "Required". If the "Encryption at rest" option is set to "Optional" or is not set, this is a finding.
Fix Text
Configure the IBM Aspera Shares to implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure or modification of all information that requires at rest protection. - Log in to the IBM Aspera Shares web page as a user with administrative privilege. - Select the "Admin" tab. - Scroll down to the "System Settings" section. - Select the "Transfers" option. - Select the "Encryption at rest" option "Required". - Select "Save" at the bottom of the page.
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-252608r831514_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-252608
Group Title: SRG-NET-000512-ALG-000062
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-001199 |
The information system protects the confidentiality and/or integrity of organization-defined information at rest. |
CCI-002475 |
The information system implements cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized modification of organization-defined information at rest on organization-defined information system components. |
CCI-002476 |
The information system implements cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure of organization-defined information at rest on organization-defined information system components. |