The TLS VPN Gateway that supports citizen- or business-facing network devices must prohibit client negotiation to SSL 2.0 or SSL 3.0.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-207259SRG-NET-000540-VPN-002350SV-207259r608988_ruleCCI-001453medium
Description
Using older unauthorized versions or incorrectly configuring protocol negotiation makes the gateway vulnerable to known and unknown attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in this protocol. This requirement applies to public-facing or external-facing devices such as TLS gateways (also known as SSL gateways), web servers, and web applications. Application protocols such as HTTPS and DNSSEC use TLS as the underlying security protocol and thus are in scope for this requirement. NIST SP 800-52 provides guidance. The minimum TLS version required by DoD is 1.2. However, devices and applications may allow client negotiation for systems supporting citizen- and business-facing applications. These devices may be configured to support TLS version 1.1 and 1.0 to enable interaction with citizens and businesses. These devices must not support SSL version 3.0 or earlier.
STIGDate
Virtual Private Network (VPN) Security Requirements Guide2024-12-19

Related Frameworks

3 paths across 3 frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
  • DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.1.13
1.00
  • DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
  • NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-001453
1.00
  • DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-207259r608988_chk)

Verify the TLS VPN Gateway that supports citizen- or business-facing network devices prohibits client negotiation to SSL 2.0 or SSL 3.0. If the TLS VPN Gateway that supports citizen- or business-facing network devices does not prohibit client negotiation to SSL 2.0 or SSL 3.0, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-7519r378399_fix)

Configure the TLS VPN Gateway that supports citizen- or business-facing network devices to prohibit client negotiation to SSL 2.0 or SSL 3.0.