The WebSphere Application Server Quality of Protection (QoP) must be set to use TLSv1.2 or higher.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-255829 | SRG-APP-000014-AS-000009 | WBSP-AS-000160 | SV-255829r960759_rule | 2026-02-26 | 2 |
Description
Quality of Protection specifies the security level, ciphers, and mutual authentication settings for the Secure Socket Layer (SSL/TLS) configuration.
ℹ️ Check
From the administrative console, navigate to Security >> SSL certificate and key management.
Click "SSL configurations".
Click on each SSL configuration to review.
Under "Additional Properties", click "Quality of protection (QoP)" settings.
If the "Protocol" field does not show "TLSv1.2 or greater", this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
From the administrative console, navigate to Security >> SSL certificate and key management.
Click "SSL configurations".
Click on each SSL configuration.
Under "Additional Properties", click "Quality of protection (QoP)" settings.
At the "Protocol" pull-down menu, select "TLSv1.2 or greater".
Click "OK".
Click "Save".
Restart the DMGR and all the JVMs.