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MongoDB must use NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information in accordance with the data owner's requirements.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-265945MD7X-00-008300SV-265945r1117186_ruleCCI-002450high
Description
Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of using encryption to protect data. The application must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher standards approved by the federal government since this provides assurance they have been tested and validated. It is the responsibility of the data owner to assess the cryptography requirements in light of applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards. NSA-approved cryptography for classified networks is hardware based. This requirement addresses the compatibility of a DBMS with the encryption devices.
STIGDate
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-05-23

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (9) 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.

CFG-02Secure Baseline Configurations
1.00
CRY-01Use of Cryptographic Controls
1.00
CRY-01.1Alternate Physical Protection
1.00
CRY-03Transmission Confidentiality
1.00
CRY-04Transmission Integrity
1.00
CRY-05Encrypting Data At Rest
1.00
DCH-01Data Protection
1.00
IAC-21Least Privilege
1.00
CRY-01.2Export-Controlled Cryptography
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (29) 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(2)Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00
AU-9(3)Cryptographic Protection
1.00
CM-5(6)Limit Library Privileges
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-3(1)Cryptographic Bidirectional Authentication
1.00
IA-5(1)Password-based Authentication
1.00

+19 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.

3.13.11
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-002450
1.00
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) 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.

PR.DS-01
1.00
PR.DS-02
1.00
PR.DS-10
1.00

Who does this work

8 NICE work roles and 7 EC-Council certifications.

This is an inference across published mappings, not a single claim by anyone. This check maps to a control, which maps to a Cybersecurity Framework outcome, which NIST assigns to the work roles below. EC-Council separately maps its certifications to those same roles.

A certification prepares someone for a role. It is not evidence that a holder is qualified, and neither NIST nor EC-Council has stated that any certification here addresses this check.

Work-role assignments published by NIST (NICE Framework Components 2.2.0 and the CSF 2.0 OLIR crosswalk). Certification mappings published by EC-Council.

Details

Check Text (C-265945r1117186_chk)

If MongoDB is deployed in an unclassified environment, this is not a finding. Run the following command as an administrative user: > db.getSiblingDB("admin").runCommand({getCmdLineOpts: 1}).parsed.net.tls.FIPSMode If the output is not "true", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-69767r1028620_fix)

Enable FIPS mode for MongoDB Enterprise. Edit the MongoDB database configuration file (default location: /etc/mongod.conf) to contain the following parameter setting: net: tls: FIPSMode: true Stop/start (restart) the mongod or mongos instance using this configuration and run the following command to verify the output is "true": > db.getSiblingDB("admin").runCommand({getCmdLineOpts: 1}).parsed.net.tls.FIPSMode The output of this command must be "true". Alternatively, run the following command to search the mongod logfile for "FIPS mode 140-2 activated": $ grep "FIPS 140-2 mode activated" /var/log/mongodb/mongod.log There should be a line similar to what is shown below: {"t":{"$date":"2024-05-21T19:17:49.262+00:00"},"s":"I", "c":"NETWORK", "id":23172, "ctx":"main","msg":"FIPS 140-2 mode activated"}