The IBM Aspera Faspex private/secret cryptographic keys file must have a mode of 0600 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized read access.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-252576	ASP4-FA-050110	SV-252576r831500_rule		Medium

Description
Private key data is used to prove that the entity presenting a public key certificate is the certificate's rightful owner. Compromise of private key data allows an adversary to impersonate the key holder.

STIG	Date
IBM Aspera Platform 4.2 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-08-24

Details

Check Text ( C-56032r817896_chk )
If the IBM Aspera Faspex feature of the Aspera Platform is not installed, this is Not Applicable. Verify the /opt/aspera/faspex/config/secret.yml file has a mode of "0600" or less permissive with the following command: $ sudo stat -c "%a %n" /opt/aspera/faspex/config/secret.yml 600 /opt/aspera/faspex/config/secret.yml If the resulting mode is more permissive than "0600", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-55982r817897_fix)
Configure the /opt/aspera/faspex/config/secret.yml file to have a mode of "0600" or less permissive with the following command: $ sudo chmod 0600 /opt/aspera/faspex/config/secret.yml