The operating system must implement DoD-approved encryption to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-203603 | SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014 | SV-203603r958408_rule | CCI-000068 | high |
| Description | ||||
| Without confidentiality protection mechanisms, unauthorized individuals may gain access to sensitive information via a remote access session. Remote access is access to DoD nonpublic information systems by an authorized user (or an information system) communicating through an external, non-organization-controlled network. Remote access methods include, for example, dial-up, broadband, and wireless. Encryption provides a means to secure the remote connection to prevent unauthorized access to the data traversing the remote access connection (e.g., RDP), thereby providing a degree of confidentiality. The encryption strength of a mechanism is selected based on the security categorization of the information. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide | 2024-12-04 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-203603r958408_chk)
Verify the operating system implements DoD-approved encryption to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions. If it does not, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-3728r557066_fix)
Configure the operating system to implement DoD-approved encryption to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions.