A file integrity baseline including cryptographic hashes must be created and maintained.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-11941	GEN000140	SV-38271r1_rule	DCSW-1	Medium

Description
A file integrity baseline is a collection of file metadata which is to evaluate the integrity of the system. A minimal baseline must contain metadata for all device files, setuid files, setgid files, system libraries, system binaries, and system configuration files. The minimal metadata must consist of the mode, owner, group owner, and modification times. For regular files, metadata must also include file size and a cryptographic hash of the file’s contents.

Description

A file integrity baseline is a collection of file metadata which is to evaluate the integrity of the system. A minimal baseline must contain metadata for all device files, setuid files, setgid files, system libraries, system binaries, and system configuration files. The minimal metadata must consist of the mode, owner, group owner, and modification times. For regular files, metadata must also include file size and a cryptographic hash of the file’s contents.

STIG	Date
HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-06-12

Details

Check Text ( C-36231r2_chk )
This will always be a manual review. Determine if a file integrity baseline, which includes cryptographic hashes, has been created and maintained for the system. While HPUX-HIDS has the ability to detect file system changes, it does not currently support the creation of a system baseline. A number of third-party vendors (TripWire, for example) may be used for this purpose. Additionally, local scripts may also be used to create and maintain the system baseline, though this would not be the preferred method. Ask the SA if a file system baseline has been created and is being maintained on an ongoing basis. If no file integrity baseline exists for the system, this is a finding. If the file integrity baseline contains no cryptographic hashes, this is a finding. If the file integrity baseline is not maintained (i.e., the baseline has not been updated to be consistent with the latest approved system configuration changes), this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-36231r2_chk )

This will always be a manual review. Determine if a file integrity baseline, which includes cryptographic hashes, has been created and maintained for the system. While HPUX-HIDS has the ability to detect file system changes, it does not currently support the creation of a system baseline. A number of third-party vendors (TripWire, for example) may be used for this purpose. Additionally, local scripts may also be used to create and maintain the system baseline, though this would not be the preferred method.

Ask the SA if a file system baseline has been created and is being maintained on an ongoing basis.

If no file integrity baseline exists for the system, this is a finding. If the file integrity baseline contains no cryptographic hashes, this is a finding. If the file integrity baseline is not maintained (i.e., the baseline has not been updated to be consistent with the latest approved system configuration changes), this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31490r1_fix)
Create a file integrity baseline, including cryptographic hashes, for the system. # find / -depth -print \| tee HP11-v3_Baseline Open the above file and either manually execute md5sum or the chksum command on each file. Alternatively, write a script to perform the above. NOTE: For security purposes, md5sum is preferred over chksum.