The container platform 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-263600	SRG-APP-000915-CTR-000310	SV-263600r982475_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
Container Platform Security Requirements Guide	2025-05-15

Details

Check Text (C-67500r982474_chk)

Verify the container platform is configured to provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store.

If the container platform is not configured to provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-67408r981939_fix)

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