If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the /etc/ldap.conf file (or equivalent) must not contain passwords.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-24384	GEN008050	SV-38414r1_rule	IAIA-1 IAIA-2	Medium

Description
The authentication of automated LDAP connections between systems must not use passwords since more secure methods are available, such as PKI and Kerberos. Additionally, the storage of unencrypted passwords on the system is not permitted.

STIG	Date
HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-12-20

Details

Check Text ( C-36764r1_chk )
Determine if the system uses LDAP. If it does not, this is not applicable. # swlist \| grep LDAP OR # cat /etc/nsswitch.conf \| tr '\011' ' ' \| tr -s ' ' \| sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' \| grep -v "^#" \| grep -i ldap If the product is installed: ls -lL /etc/opt/ldapux/acred /etc/opt/ldapux/pcred The user credentials are stored in the pcred and acred files, including the password. While these credentials are not visible as plain text, the pcred and acred files are not encrypted. If either of the above unencrypted files exists, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-36764r1_chk )

Determine if the system uses LDAP. If it does not, this is not applicable.
# swlist | grep LDAP

OR

# cat /etc/nsswitch.conf | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' | grep -v "^#" | grep -i ldap

If the product is installed:
ls -lL /etc/opt/ldapux/acred /etc/opt/ldapux/pcred

The user credentials are stored in the pcred and acred files, including the password. While these credentials are not visible as plain text, the pcred and acred files are not encrypted. If either of the above unencrypted files exists, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32147r1_fix)
Consult vendor documentation for the procedures for configuring LDAP for authentication and account information. Remove any passwords from unencrypted LDAP configuration files.