If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the LDAP TLS connection must require the server provide a certificate and this certificate has a valid trust path to a trusted CA.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22557	GEN008020	SV-38966r1_rule	DCNR-1	Medium

Description
The NSS LDAP service provides user mappings which are a vital component of system security. Communication between an LDAP server and a host using LDAP for NSS require authentication.

STIG	Date
AIX 5.3 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE	2014-10-03

Details

Check Text ( C-37919r1_chk )
Check if the system is using LDAP authentication. #grep LDAP /etc/security/user If no lines are returned, this vulnerability is not applicable. Verify SSL is enabled. #grep '^useSSL' /etc/security/ldap/ldap.cfg If yes is not the returned value, this is a finding. Verify a server certificate is required and verified by the LDAP configuration. #grep -I '^ldapsslkeyf' /etc/security/ldap/ldap.cfg Make note of the key database file location. #gsk7cmd -cert -list CA -db -pw Make note of the Key Label. #gsk7cmd -cert -details -showOID -db -pw -label THE IBM GSK Database should only have certificates for the client system and for the LDAP server. If more certificates are in the key database than the LDAP server and the client, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-37919r1_chk )

Check if the system is using LDAP authentication.
#grep LDAP /etc/security/user
If no lines are returned, this vulnerability is not applicable.

Verify SSL is enabled.
#grep '^useSSL' /etc/security/ldap/ldap.cfg
If yes is not the returned value, this is a finding.

Verify a server certificate is required and verified by the LDAP configuration.
#grep -I '^ldapsslkeyf' /etc/security/ldap/ldap.cfg
Make note of the key database file location.

#gsk7cmd -cert -list CA -db -pw
Make note of the Key Label.
#gsk7cmd -cert -details -showOID -db -pw -label

THE IBM GSK Database should only have certificates for the client system and for the LDAP server.
If more certificates are in the key database than the LDAP server and the client, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-33175r1_fix)
Install a certificate signed by a DoD PKI or a DoD-approved external PKI. #gsk7cmd < or > ikeyman Remove un-needed CA certificates. #gsk7cmd < or > ikeyman