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The Ubuntu operating system must electronically verify Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-238232 UBTU-20-010065 SV-238232r853412_rule Medium
Description
The use of PIV credentials facilitates standardization and reduces the risk of unauthorized access. DoD has mandated the use of the CAC to support identity management and personal authentication for systems covered under Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 12, as well as making the CAC a primary component of layered protection for national security systems.
STIG Date
Canonical Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-12-06

Details

Check Text ( C-41442r653869_chk )
Verify the Ubuntu operating system electronically verifies PIV credentials.

Verify that certificate status checking for multifactor authentication is implemented with the following command:

$ sudo grep use_pkcs11_module /etc/pam_pkcs11/pam_pkcs11.conf | awk '/pkcs11_module opensc {/,/}/' /etc/pam_pkcs11/pam_pkcs11.conf | grep cert_policy | grep ocsp_on

cert_policy = ca,signature,ocsp_on;

If "cert_policy" is not set to "ocsp_on", or the line is commented out, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-41401r653870_fix)
Configure the Ubuntu operating system to do certificate status checking for multifactor authentication.

Modify all of the "cert_policy" lines in "/etc/pam_pkcs11/pam_pkcs11.conf" to include "ocsp_on".