The VMM 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-264325	SRG-OS-000780-VMM-000240	SV-264325r984290_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
Virtual Machine Manager Security Requirements Guide	2024-12-06

Details

Check Text (C-68238r984288_chk)

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

If the VMM 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-68146r984289_fix)

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