The JBoss Password Vault must be used for storing passwords or other sensitive configuration information.

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The JBoss Password Vault must be used for storing passwords or other sensitive configuration information.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-213530	JBOS-AS-000295	SV-213530r615939_rule		Medium

Description
JBoss EAP 6 has a Password Vault to encrypt sensitive strings, store them in an encrypted keystore, and decrypt them for applications and verification systems. Plain-text configuration files, such as XML deployment descriptors, need to specify passwords and other sensitive information. Use the JBoss EAP Password Vault to securely store sensitive strings in plain-text files.

STIG	Date
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-12-11

Details

Check Text ( C-14753r296256_chk )
Log on to the OS of the JBoss server with OS permissions that allow access to JBoss. Using the relevant OS commands and syntax, cd to the /standalone/configuration folder. Review the standalone.xml file. Locate the section. If the section does not exist or if the settings are not configured, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-14751r296257_fix)
Configure the application server to use the java keystore and JBoss vault as per section 11.13.1 -Password Vault System in the JBoss_Enterprise_Application_Platform-6.3-Administration_and_Configuration_Guide-en-US document. 1. Create a java keystore. 2. Mask the keystore password and initialize the password vault. 3. Configure JBoss to use the password vault.