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FIPS 140-2/140-3 mode must be enabled on SLEM 5.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-261473SLEM-05-671010SV-261473r996824_ruleCCI-002450high
Description
Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of using encryption to protect data. SLEM 5 must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher standards approved by the federal government since this provides assurance they have been tested and validated.
STIGDate
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-05-08

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-261473r996824_chk)

Verify SLEM 5 is running in FIPS mode by running the following command. > cat /proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled 1 If the value returned is "0", nothing is returned, or the file does not exist, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-65110r996823_fix)

To configure SLEM 5 to run in FIPS mode, add "fips=1" to the kernel parameter during SLEM 5 install. Enabling FIPS mode on a preexisting system involves a number of modifications to SLEM 5. Refer to section 9.1, "Crypto Officer Guidance", of the following document for installation guidance: http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/140sp/140sp2435.pdf