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Multifactor certificate-based tokens (CAC) must be used when accessing the management interface.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-222993 TCAT-AS-001320 SV-222993r615938_rule Medium
Description
Password authentication does not provide sufficient security control when accessing a management interface. DoD has specified that the CAC will be used when authenticating and passwords will only be used when CAC authentication is not a plausible solution. Tomcat provides the ability to do certificate based authentication and client authentication; therefore, the Tomcat server must be configured to use CAC. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000391-AS-000239, SRG-APP-000392-AS-000240, SRG-APP-000402-AS-000247, SRG-APP-000403-AS-000248
STIG Date
Apache Tomcat Application Sever 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2021-06-15

Details

Check Text ( C-24665r426423_chk )
If the manager application has been deleted from the Tomcat server, this is not a finding. From the Tomcat server as a privileged user, issue the following command:

sudo grep -i auth-method $CATALINA_BASE/webapps/manager/WEB-INF/web.xml

If the for the web manager application is not set to CLIENT-CERT, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-24654r426424_fix)
From the Tomcat server as a privileged user, edit the $CATALINA_BASE/webapps/manager/WEB-INF/web.xml file and modify the auth-method for the manager application security constraint.

sudo nano $CATALINA_BASE/webapps/manager/WEB-INF/web.xml

Locate contained within the section, modify to specify CLIENT-CERT.

EXAMPLE:
CLIENT-CERT

In addition, the connector used for accessing the manager application must be configured to require client authentication by setting clientAuth="true" and the manager application roles must be configured in the LDAP server.

Restart the Tomcat server:
sudo systemctl restart tomcat