cis-nginx-v300-4-1-6

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Ensure awareness of TLS 1.3 new Diffie-Hellman parameters (Manual)

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CIS 4.1.6 — Ensure awareness of TLS 1.3 new Diffie-Hellman parameters

Profile Applicability

Level 1 - Webserver
Level 1 - Proxy
Level 1 - Loadbalancer

Description

This control is not applicable to environments exclusively using TLS 1.3.

Rationale

The TLS 1.3 protocol (RFC 8446) deprecates the use of custom finite-field Diffie-Hellman (DHE) groups, which were configured via the ssl_dhparam directive in NGINX. Instead, TLS 1.3 exclusively uses a set of pre-defined, standardized, and secure elliptic curve (ECDHE) and finite-field (FFDHE) groups for its key exchange mechanism. This design eliminates the risk associated with weak or misconfigured custom DH parameters. As such, the ssl_dhparam directive has no effect in a TLS 1.3-only configuration.

Impact

None for a TLS 1.3-only configuration.

Audit Procedure

Verify that the configuration does not rely on TLS 1.2 or older protocols that would require this setting. This control is implicitly passed if control 4.1.4 ("Ensure only modern TLS protocols are used") is configured for TLS 1.3 exclusively.

Remediation

No remediation is necessary. Ensure ssl_protocols TLSv1.3; is set. The ssl_dhparam directive should be removed as it is obsolete.

Default Value

Not applicable for TLS 1.3-only configurations.

References

CIS Controls

Controls Version	Control	IG 1	IG 2	IG 3
v8	3.10 Encrypt Sensitive Data in Transit	N	Y	Y
v7	14.4 Encrypt All Sensitive Information in Transit	N	Y	Y

MITRE ATT&CK Mappings

Tactic	Technique
Credential Access	T1557 - Adversary-in-the-Middle

Profile

Level 1 - Webserver
Level 1 - Proxy
Level 1 - Loadbalancer