The operating system must provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-263660 | SRG-OS-000780 | SRG-OS-000780-GPOS-00240 | SV-263660r982565_rule | 2025-09-22 | 3 |
Description
A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is an example of a hardware-protected data store that can be used to protect cryptographic keys.
ℹ️ Check
Verify the operating system is configured to provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store.
If the operating system 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
Configure the operating system to provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store.