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RHEL 9 must map the authenticated identity to the user or group account for PKI-based authentication.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-258132 RHEL-09-631015 SV-258132r958452_rule Medium
Description
Without mapping the certificate used to authenticate to the user account, the ability to determine the identity of the individual user or group will not be available for forensic analysis.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-06-04

Details

Check Text ( C-61873r926381_chk )
Verify the certificate of the user or group is mapped to the corresponding user or group in the "sssd.conf" file with the following command:

$ sudo cat /etc/sssd/sssd.conf

[certmap/testing.test/rule_name]
matchrule =.*EDIPI@mil
maprule = (userCertificate;binary={cert!bin})
domains = testing.test

If the certmap section does not exist, ask the system administrator (SA) to indicate how certificates are mapped to accounts. If there is no evidence of certificate mapping, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-61797r926382_fix)
Configure RHEL 9 to map the authenticated identity to the user or group account by adding or modifying the certmap section of the "/etc/sssd/sssd.conf" file based on the following example:

[certmap/testing.test/rule_name]
matchrule = .*EDIPI@mil
maprule = (userCertificate;binary={cert!bin})
dmains = testing.test

The "sssd" service must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the "sssd" service, run the following command:

$ sudo systemctl restart sssd.service