Details

The rhttpproxy ships with FIPS 140-2 validated OpenSSL cryptographic libraries and is configured by default to run in FIPS mode. This module is used for all crypto operations performed by rhttproxy, including protection of data-in-transit over the client TLS connection.

Solution

Navigate to and open /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/config.xml.

Locate the // block and configure as follows:

true

Restart the service for changes to take effect.

# vmon-cli –restart rhttpproxy

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Access Control.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|AC-17(2)
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000068
• Rule-ID|SV-240718r679667_rule
• STIG-ID|VCRP-67-000003
• Vuln-ID|V-240718

Source

• Tenable.com/audits