Title

The Cipher setting for DES 56/56 is not set properly. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This cipher setting controls the behavior of the DES 56/56 encryption algorthm.

Check Content

Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Ciphers\DES 56/56 Criteria: If the value Enabled is 0xffffffff, this is not a finding. The absence of the key also indicates Not a Finding.

Fix Text

Navigate to registry key HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Ciphers\DES 56/56 and change the value to Enabled is 0xffffffff.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-6383r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-6313

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Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.