The Photon operating system must have the OpenSSL FIPS provider installed to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-258806	PHTN-40-000013	SV-258806r933479_rule		High

Description

Without confidentiality protection mechanisms, unauthorized individuals may gain access to sensitive information via a remote access session. OpenSSH on the Photon operating system when configured appropriately can utilize a FIPS validated OpenSSL for cryptographic operations. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014, SRG-OS-000393-GPOS-00173, SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174, SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187, SRG-OS-000425-GPOS-00189, SRG-OS-000426-GPOS-00190

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-10-29

Details

Check Text ( C-62546r933477_chk )
At the command line, run the following command to verify the OpenSSL FIPS provider is installed: # rpm -qa | grep openssl-fips Example result: openssl-fips-provider-3.0.3-1.ph4.x86_64 If there is no output indicating that the OpenSSL FIPS provider is installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-62455r933478_fix)
At the command line, run the following command: # tdnf install openssl-fips-provider