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AlmaLinux OS 9 must implement DOD-approved encryption ciphers to protect the confidentiality of SSH connections.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-283675ALMA-09-003100SV-283675r1193286_ruleCCI-001453high
Description
Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access (e.g., RDP) is access to DOD nonpublic information systems by an authorized user (or an information system) communicating through an external, nonorganization-controlled network. Remote access methods include, for example, dial-up, broadband, and wireless. 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. AlmaLinux OS 9 incorporates systemwide crypto policies by default. The SSH configuration file has no effect on the ciphers, MACs, or algorithms unless specifically defined in the /etc/sysconfig/sshd file. The employed algorithms can be viewed in the /etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/opensshserver.config file.
STIGDate
Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-02-27

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 4 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

NET-14.2Protection of Confidentiality / Integrity Using Encryption
1.00
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (31) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-17(2)Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00
CM-6Configuration Settings
1.00
CM-7Least Functionality
1.00
IA-2(8)Access to Accounts — Replay Resistant
1.00
IA-2(9)Network Access to Non-privileged Accounts — Replay Resistant
1.00
IA-3Device Identification and Authentication
1.00
IA-3(1)Cryptographic Bidirectional Authentication
1.00
IA-5(1)Password-based Authentication
1.00

+21 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.1.13
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-001453
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-283675r1193286_chk)

Verify that systemwide crypto policies are in effect with the following command: $ sudo grep Include /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/* /etc/ssh/sshd_config:Include /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/*.conf /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/50-redhat.conf:Include /etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/opensshserver.config If "Include /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/*.conf" or "Include /etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/opensshserver.config" are not included in the system sshd config or the file "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/50-redhat.conf" is missing, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-88145r1193285_fix)

Configure the AlmaLinux OS 9 SSH daemon to use systemwide crypto policies by running the following commands: $ sudo dnf reinstall openssh-server