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V-239978

CAT II (Medium)

The Cisco ASA remote access VPN server must be configured to use SHA-2 at 384 bits or greater for hashing to protect the integrity of IPsec remote access sessions.

Rule ID

SV-239978r916146_rule

STIG

Cisco ASA VPN Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R2

CCIs

CCI-001453

Discussion

Without strong cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. SHA-1 is considered a compromised hashing standard and is being phased out of use by industry and Government standards. DOD systems must not be configured to use SHA-1 for integrity of remote access sessions. The remote access VPN provides access to DOD nonpublic information systems by an authorized user (or an information system) communicating through an external, non-organization-controlled network.

Check Content

Verify that the ASA uses SHA-2 at 384 bits or greater for hashing to protect the integrity of IPsec remote access sessions as shown in the example below.

Step 1: Verify that SHA-2 at 384 bits or greater is used for IKE Phase 1 as shown in the example below.
 
crypto ikev2 policy 1
…
…
…
 integrity sha384

Step 2: Verify that SHA-2 at 384 bits or greater is used for the IPsec Security Association.

crypto ipsec ikev2 ipsec-proposal IPSEC_TRANS
 protocol esp integrity sha-384

If the ASA does not use SHA-2 at 384 bits or greater for hashing to protect the integrity of IPsec remote access sessions, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the ASA to use SHA-2 at 384 bits or greater for hashing to protect the integrity of IPsec remote access sessions as shown in the example below.

ASA1(config)# crypto ikev2 policy 1
ASA1(config-ikev2-policy)# integrity sha384
ASA1(config-ikev2-policy)# exit
ASA1(config)# crypto ipsec ikev2 ipsec-proposal IPSEC_TRANS
ASA1(config-ipsec-proposal)# protocol esp integrity sha-384
ASA1(config-ikev2-policy)# end