The operating system must provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-263660SRG-OS-000780-GPOS-00240SV-263660r982565_ruleCCI-004910medium
Description
A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is an example of a hardware-protected data store that can be used to protect cryptographic keys.
STIGDate
General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide2024-12-04

Details

Check Text (C-263660r982565_chk)

Verify the operating system is configured to provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store. If the operating system is not configured to provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-67481r982249_fix)

Configure the operating system to provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store.