The application server must provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-263555	SRG-APP-000915-AS-000310	SV-263555r981717_rule		Medium

Description

A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is an example of a hardware-protected data store that can be used to protect cryptographic keys.

STIG	Date
Application Server Security Requirements Guide	2025-02-11

Details

Check Text (C-67455r981715_chk)

Verify the application server provides protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store.

If the application server does not provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-67363r981716_fix)

Configure the application server to provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store.