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Samba must be configured to use an authentication mechanism other than "share."


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22499 GEN006225 SV-40295r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
Samba share authentication does not provide for individual user identification and must not be used.
STIG Date
Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-04-04

Details

Check Text ( C-39147r1_chk )
Check the security mode of the Samba configuration.
# grep -i security /etc/sfw/smb.conf
If the security mode is share, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-34292r1_fix)
Edit the /etc/sfw/smb.conf file and change the security setting to user or another valid setting other than share.