STIGUI
V-233332CAT II — Medium severitySV-233332r1270663_rule

Forescout must use TLS 1.2, at a minimum, to protect the confidentiality of information passed between the endpoint agent and Forescout for the purposes of client posture assessment. This is required for compliance with C2C Step 1.

Rule version FORE-NC-000270 · STIG v2 · 2026-09-01

Discussion

Using older unauthorized versions or incorrectly configuring protocol negotiation makes the gateway vulnerable to known and unknown attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in this protocol.

Check

If DoW is not at C2C Step 1 or higher, this is not a finding.

Verify Forescout is configured to a list of DoW-approved certificate types and CAs.

Verify the TLS session is configured to automatically terminate any session if the client does not have a suitable certificate.

For TLS connections, if Forescout is not configured to use TLS 1.2 at a minimum, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the SecureConnector to ensure the minimum supported TLS version is set to TLS 1.2.

Log on to the Forescout UI.

1. Select Tools >> Options >> Certificates. 2. Check the Ongoing TLS Sessions section, view the Re-verify TLS Sessions. 3. Change the Re-verify TLS Sessions to Every 1 Day or in accordance with the site's SSP, then click "Apply". 4. Next, select the HPS Inspection Engine >> SecureConnector. 5. In the Client-Server Connection, ensure the Minimum Supported TLS Version is set to TLS version 1.2.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-233332
Group title
SRG-NET-000062-NAC-000340
Rule ID
SV-233332r1270663_rule
Check ID
C-36527r1270662_chk
Fix ID
F-36492r803481_fix