The IPsec VPN Gateway IKE must use NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to implement encryption services for unclassified VPN traffic.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-207251	SRG-NET-000510-VPN-002180	SV-207251r856724_rule		Medium

Description

Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The VPN gateway must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher standards approved by the federal government since this provides assurance they have been tested and validated.

STIG	Date
Virtual Private Network (VPN) Security Requirements Guide	2024-12-19

Details

Check Text (C-7511r378374_chk)

Verify the IPsec VPN Gateway IKE uses a NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to implement encryption services for unclassified VPN traffic.

If the IPsec VPN Gateway IKE does not use NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to implement encryption services for unclassified VPN traffic, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-7511r378375_fix)

Configure the IPsec VPN Gateway IKE to use NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to implement encryption services for unclassified VPN traffic.