UCF STIG Viewer Logo

If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the TLS certificate authority file and/or directory (as appropriate) must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22564 GEN008160 SV-46030r1_rule Medium
Description
LDAP can be used to provide user authentication and account information, which are vital to system security. The LDAP client configuration must be protected from unauthorized modification
STIG Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-09-19

Details

Check Text ( C-43301r1_chk )
Determine the certificate authority file and/or directory.
# grep -i '^tls_cacert' /etc/ldap.conf
For each file or directory returned, check the group ownership.
# ls -lLd
If the group-owner of any file or directory is not root, bin, sys, or system, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-39390r1_fix)
Change the group ownership of the file or directory.
# chgrp root