V-237439

Discussion

Unapproved mechanisms used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not validated and therefore cannot be relied on to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DoD data may be compromised. FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating that mechanisms used to access cryptographic modules utilize authentication that meets DoD requirements. However, authentication algorithms must configure security processes to use only FIPS-approved and NIST-recommended authentication algorithms. SCOM is FIPS-compliant out of the box with the exception of the Web Console.

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From a SCOM Management server, open the registry editor. Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\FipsAlgorithmPolicy

Verify that the "Enabled" key is set to 1.

If the "Enabled" key is not set to 1 or is not present, this is a finding.

From a command prompt, open the following file with notepad: C:\Windows\Micosoft.NET\Framework]v2.0.50727\CONFIG\machine.config. Immediately following the <ConfigSection>, look for <cryptographySettings>. 

If the <cryptographySettings> section does not exist under <ConfigSection> of the machine.config file, this is a finding.