HAProxys private key must have access restricted.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-89165	VRAU-HA-000200	SV-99815r1_rule		Medium

Description
HAProxy's private key is used to prove the identity of the server to clients and securely exchange the shared secret key used to encrypt communications between the web server and clients. Only authenticated system administrators or the designated PKI Sponsor for the web server must have access to the web server's private key. By gaining access to the private key, an attacker can pretend to be an authorized server and decrypt the encrypted traffic between a client and the web server.

Description

HAProxy's private key is used to prove the identity of the server to clients and securely exchange the shared secret key used to encrypt communications between the web server and clients. Only authenticated system administrators or the designated PKI Sponsor for the web server must have access to the web server's private key. By gaining access to the private key, an attacker can pretend to be an authorized server and decrypt the encrypted traffic between a client and the web server.

STIG	Date
VMW vRealize Automation 7.x HA Proxy Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-10-12

Details

Check Text ( C-88857r1_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command: ls -al /etc/apache2/server.pem If the permissions on the file are not "600", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-95907r1_fix)
At the command prompt, execute the following command:s: chmod 600 /etc/apache2/server.pem