V-224786

Discussion

Without protection of the transmitted information, confidentiality and integrity may be compromised since unprotected communications can be intercepted and either read or altered. This requirement applies only to those applications that are either distributed or can allow access to data nonlocally. Use of this requirement will be limited to situations where the data owner has a strict requirement for ensuring data integrity and confidentiality is maintained at every step of the data transfer and handling process. When transmitting data, applications need to leverage transmission protection mechanisms, such as TLS, TLS VPNs, or IPSEC. Communication paths outside the physical protection of a controlled boundary are exposed to the possibility of interception and modification. Protecting the confidentiality and integrity of organizational information can be accomplished by physical means (e.g., employing physical distribution systems) or by logical means (e.g., employing cryptographic techniques). If physical means of protection are employed, then logical means (cryptography) do not have to be employed, and vice versa.

Check Content

Verify Enable HTTPS has been configured to use HTTP over SSL:

Open a web browser that is able to reach the ISEC7 SPHERE console.
Verify that the address used has a prefix of "https://".

Alternately:

Log in to the ISEC7 SPHERE server.
Open the server.xml file located at <Drive>:\Program Files\ISEC7 SPHERE\Tomcat\conf with Notepad.exe.
Select Edit >> Find and search for port="443".
Confirm the connector is present and not commented out:

If Enable HTTPS has not been configured to use HTTP over SSL, this is a finding.