STIGUI
V-282742CAT II — Medium severitySV-282742r1201206_rule

TOSS 5 must use a file integrity tool that is configured to use FIPS 140-3-approved cryptographic hashes for validating file contents and directories.

Rule version TOSS-05-000371 · STIG v1 · 2026-08-20

Discussion

TOSS 5 installation media ships with an optional file integrity tool called Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment (AIDE). AIDE is highly configurable at install time. This requirement assumes the "aide.conf" file is under the "/etc" directory.

File integrity tools use cryptographic hashes for verifying file contents and directories have not been altered. These hashes must be 140-3-approved cryptographic hashes.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, SRG-OS-000550-GPOS-00100

Check

Verify AIDE is configured to use FIPS 140-3 file hashing using the following command:

$ grep sha512 /etc/aide.conf 

All=p+i+n+u+g+s+m+S+sha512+acl+xattrs+selinux

If the "sha512" rule is not being used on all uncommented selection lines in the "/etc/aide.conf" file, or another file integrity tool is not using 140-3-approved cryptographic hashes for validating file contents and directories, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the file integrity tool to use FIPS 140-3 cryptographic hashes for validating file and directory contents.

If AIDE is installed, ensure the "sha512" rule is present on all uncommented file and directory selection lists. Exclude any log files or files expected to change frequently to reduce unnecessary notifications.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-282742
Group title
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Rule ID
SV-282742r1201206_rule
Check ID
C-87303r1201204_chk
Fix ID
F-87208r1201205_fix