The file integrity tool must use FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashes for validating file contents.

From HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECSC-1

Associated with: CCI-001297

SV-35194r1_rule The file integrity tool must use FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashes for validating file contents.

Vulnerability discussion

File integrity tools often use cryptographic hashes for verifying file contents have not been altered. These hashes must be FIPS 140-2 approved.

Check content

Ask the SA if the file integrity tool is configured to monitor directories and files for sha256 or sha512 settings. If using the Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment (AIDE) tool, verify the configuration file (aide.conf) contains the xattrs option for all monitored files and directories. See the following example. # find / -type f -name aide.conf | xargs -n1 ls -lL # cat /aide.conf | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' |grep -v "^#" | \ egrep -i "sha256|sha512" If one of these option is not present, this is a finding. If using a different file integrity tool, check the configuration per tool documentation.

Fix text

If using AIDE, edit the configuration and add the sha512 option for all monitored files and directories. If using a different file integrity tool, configure FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashes per the tool's documentation.

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