Title

MariaDB must use NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information in accordance with the data owner's requirements. (Cat I impact)

Discussion

Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The application must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher standards approved by the federal government since this provides assurance they have been tested and validated. It is the responsibility of the data owner to assess the cryptography requirements in light of applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards. NSA-approved cryptography for classified networks is hardware based. This requirement addresses the compatibility of MariaDB with the encryption devices.

Check Content

If MariaDB is deployed in an unclassified environment, this is not applicable (NA). If MariaDB is not using NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards, this is a finding. To check if MariaDB is configured to use SSL, as the database administrator: MariaDB> SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES LIKE 'have_ssl'; If have_ssl is not YES, this is a finding. Consult network administration staff to determine whether the server is protected by NSA-approved encrypting devices. If not, this a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the DBMS and related system components to use NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards. Configure MariaDB to use TLS. Details for this procedure can be found here: https://mariadb.com/docs/security/encryption/in-transit/enable-tls-server/

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-253737r879944_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-253737

Group Title: SRG-APP-000416-DB-000380

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