The container platform must protect authenticity of communications sessions with the use of FIPS-validated 140-2 or 140-3 security requirements for cryptographic modules.

The container platform is responsible for pulling images from trusted sources and placing those images into its registry. To protect the transmission of images, the container platform must use FIPS-validated 140-2 or 140-3 cryptographic modules. This added protection defends against main-in-the-middle attacks where malicious code could be added to an image during transmission.

Review the container platform configuration to determine if FIPS-validated 140-2 or 140-3 cryptographic modules are being used to protect container images during transmission.

If FIPS-validated 140-2 or 140-3 cryptographic modules are not being use, this is a finding.

Configure the container platform to use FIPS-validated 140-2 or 140-3 cryptographic modules to protect container images during transmission.