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V-255574

CAT II (Medium)

Applications used for nonlocal maintenance sessions must implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic communications.

Rule ID

SV-255574r961557_rule

STIG

DBN-6300 NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R2

CCIs

CCI-003123

Discussion

This requires the use of secure protocols instead of their unsecured counterparts, such as SSH instead of telnet, SCP instead of FTP, and HTTPS instead of HTTP. If unsecured protocols (lacking cryptographic mechanisms) are used for sessions, the contents of those sessions will be susceptible to eavesdropping, potentially putting sensitive data (including administrator passwords) at risk of compromise and potentially allowing hijacking of maintenance sessions.

Check Content

Verify SSL is configured to use SSL for the web management tool.

Navigate to Settings >> Initial Configuration >> Security.

If the check box for "Enforce secure communications (SSL) for user interface access" is not checked, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the User Interface (UI) web management tool to use HTTPS for communications.

Navigate to Settings >> Initial Configuration >> Security.

Select the check box for "Enforce secure communications (SSL) for user interface access".

Click on "Commit".