The FIPS administrative and cryptographic modules must be installed correctly.

From Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG

Associated with: CCI-001144

SV-65565r1_rule The FIPS administrative and cryptographic modules must be installed correctly.

Vulnerability discussion

Cryptography is only as strong as the encryption modules/algorithms that are employed to encrypt the data. Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data.

Check content

Run the following command to ensure the correct FIPS administrative and cryptographic modules are installed correctly: sudo codesign -dvvv /usr/libexec/cc_fips_test 2>&1 | grep CDHash | sed 's/CDHash=//' The result should be "bdef561bd742ae2e28589ca3ed44f188530d6910". If it differs, this is a finding.

Fix text

Download and install the Apple FIPS Cryptographic Module v3.0 from http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1555

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