The Photon operating system must implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography for the following: to provision digital signatures, to generate cryptographic hashes, and to protect unclassified information requiring confidentiality and cryptographic protection in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-258852 | PHTN-40-000182 | SV-258852r933617_rule | CCI-002450 | high |
| Description | ||||
| Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The operating system must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher standards approved by the federal government since this provides assurance they have been tested and validated. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000478-GPOS-00223, SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176 | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-10-29 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
SC-13
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.13.11
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · 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-002450
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-258852r933617_chk)
At the command line, run the following command to verify FIPS is enabled for the OS:
# cat /proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled
Example result:
1
If "fips_enabled" is not set to "1", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-62501r933616_fix)
Navigate to and open:
/boot/grub2/grub.cfg
Locate the boot command line arguments. An example follows:
linux /boot/$photon_linux root=$rootpartition $photon_cmdline $systemd_cmdline
Add "fips=1" to the end of the line so it reads as follows:
linux /boot/$photon_linux root=$rootpartition $photon_cmdline $systemd_cmdline fips=1
Note: Do not copy/paste in this example argument line. This may change in future releases. Find the similar line and append "fips=1" to it.
Reboot the system for the change to take effect.