The operating system must implement DoD-approved encryption to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions.
Overview
Finding ID
Version
Rule ID
IA Controls
Severity
V-203603
SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014
SV-203603r958408_rule
High
Description
Without confidentiality protection mechanisms, unauthorized individuals may gain access to sensitive information via a remote access session.
Remote access is access to DoD nonpublic information systems by an authorized user (or an information system) communicating through an external, non-organization-controlled network. Remote access methods include, for example, dial-up, broadband, and wireless.
Encryption provides a means to secure the remote connection to prevent unauthorized access to the data traversing the remote access connection (e.g., RDP), thereby providing a degree of confidentiality. The encryption strength of a mechanism is selected based on the security categorization of the information.
Verify the operating system implements DoD-approved encryption to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions. If it does not, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-3728r557066_fix)
Configure the operating system to implement DoD-approved encryption to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions.