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V-263660

CAT II (Medium)

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

Rule ID

SV-263660r982565_rule

STIG

General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide

Version

V3R3

CCIs

CCI-004910

Discussion

A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is an example of a hardware-protected data store that can be used to protect cryptographic keys.

Check Content

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

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