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The operating system must provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store.

STIG ID: SRG-OS-000780-GPOS-00240  |  SRG: SRG-OS-000780 |  Severity: medium (CAT II)  |  CCI: CCI-004910 |  Vulnerability Id: V-263660

Vulnerability Discussion

A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is an example of a hardware-protected data store that can be used to protect cryptographic keys.

Check

Verify the operating system is configured to provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store.

If the operating system is not configured to provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the operating system to provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store.