If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the /etc/ldap.conf (or equivalent) file must be group-owned by security, bin, sys, or system.

If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the /etc/ldap.conf (or equivalent) file must be group-owned by security, bin, sys, or system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22561	GEN008100	SV-38971r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
LDAP can be used to provide user authentication and account information, which are vital to system security. The LDAP client configuration must be protected from unauthorized modification.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-37924r1_chk )
Check the group ownership of the ldap.cfg file. Procedure: # ls -lL /etc/security/ldap/ldap.cfg If the file is not group-owned by bin, security, sys, or system, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-33180r1_fix)
Change the group owner of the /etc/security/ldap/ldap.cfg file to security, bin, sys, or system. Procedure: # chgrp security /etc/security/ldap/ldap.cfg