The web 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-264357	SRG-APP-000915-WSR-000310	SV-264357r984416_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
Web Server Security Requirements Guide	2025-02-12

Details

Check Text (C-68270r984414_chk)

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

If the web server 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-68178r984415_fix)

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