The operating system must employ FIPS-validate or NSA-approved cryptography to implement digital signatures.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-219975 | SRG-OS-000396 | SOL-11.1-060060 | SV-219975r987791_rule | 2026-02-19 | 3 |
Description
FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating cryptographic modules, and NSA Type-X (where X=1, 2, 3, 4) products are NSA-certified hardware based encryption modules.
ℹ️ Check
This check applies to the global zone only. Determine the zone that you are currently securing.
# zonename
If the command output is "global", this check applies.
The Crypto Management profile is required to execute this command.
Check to ensure that FIPS-140 encryption mode is enabled.
# cryptoadm list fips-140| grep -c "is disabled"
If the output of this command is not "0", this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
The Crypto Management profile is required to execute this command.
This action applies to the global zone only. Determine the zone that you are currently securing.
# zonename
If the command output is "global", this action applies.
Enable FIPS-140 mode.
# pfexec cryptoadm enable fips-140
Reboot the system as requested.