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Applications used for nonlocal maintenance sessions using the MQ Appliance WebGUI must implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality and integrity of nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic communications.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-75007 MQMH-ND-001260 SV-89681r1_rule Medium
Description
This requires the use of secure protocols instead of their unsecured counterparts, such as SSH instead of telnet, SCP instead of FTP, and HTTPS instead of HTTP. If unsecured protocols (lacking cryptographic mechanisms) are used for sessions, the contents of those sessions will be susceptible to manipulation, potentially allowing alteration and hijacking of maintenance sessions. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000411-NDM-000330, SRG-APP-000412-NDM-000331
STIG Date
IBM MQ Appliance v9.0 NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-06-06

Details

Check Text ( C-74859r1_chk )
Log on to the MQ Appliance CLI as a privileged user.

Display the SSL Server Profile associated with the WebGUI (CLI). Enter:
co
show web-mgmt

Verify the following:
An ssl-server is associated with the WebGUI.
[Note the name of the ssl-server.]

List parameters of the SSL Server (CLI). Enter:
co
crypto
ssl-server
show

Verify the following:
protocols TLSv1d2

If TLS protocol is not configured for use with the ssl-server, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-81623r1_fix)
Log on to the MQ Appliance CLI as a privileged user.

Display the SSL Server Profile associated with the WebGUI (CLI). Enter:
co
show web-mgmt

[Note the name of the ssl-server.]

Define the cache parameters of the SSL Server (CLI). Enter:
co
crypto
ssl-server
protocols TLSv1d2
exit
exit
write mem
y