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V-253508

CAT II (Medium)

The Mainframe Product must implement NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards.

Rule ID

SV-253508r1117186_rule

STIG

Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide

Version

V3R4

CCIs

CCI-002450

Discussion

Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of using encryption to protect data. The application must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher standards approved by the federal government since this provides assurance they have been tested and validated.

Check Content

If the Mainframe Product is deployed in an unclassified environment, this is not applicable.

Examine installation and configuration settings. 

If the Mainframe Product does not implement NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information using an external security manager (ESM), this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the Mainframe Product to implement NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information using an external security manager.