Details
Certain encryption types are no longer considered secure. This setting configures a minimum encryption type for SharePoint. Different versions of the Windows Server OS, and versions of SharePoint will have different suites available.
Solution
Configure SharePoint to employ NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information.
Open MMC.
Click ‘File’, ‘Add/Remove Snap-in’, and ‘add Group Policy Object Editor’.
Enter a name for the Group Policy Object, or accept the default.
Click ‘Finish’.
Click ‘OK’.
Navigate to Computer Policy >> Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Network >> SSL Configuration settings.
Right-click ‘SSL Configuration Settings’, click ‘SSL Cipher Suite Order’, and then click ‘Edit’.
In the ‘SSL Cipher Suite Order’ dialog box, select ‘Enabled’ option.
Under ‘Options’, in the ‘SSL Cipher Suites’ text box, enter desired cipher suites that are not DES or RC4.
Click ‘OK’.
Supportive Information
The following resource is also helpful.
This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: System and Communications Protection.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.
References
- 800-53|SC-13
- CAT|I
- CCI|CCI-002450
- Rule-ID|SV-223254r612235_rule
- STIG-ID|SP13-00-000095
- STIG-Legacy|SV-74399
- STIG-Legacy|V-59969
- Vuln-ID|V-223254