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HAProxy vro frontend must be bound to the correct port 8283.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-89203 VRAU-HA-000405 SV-99853r1_rule Medium
Description
Web servers provide numerous processes, features, and functionalities that utilize TCP/IP ports. Some of these processes may be deemed unnecessary or too unsecure to run on a production system. The HAProxy load balancer in the vRA appliance listens to ports 8283 on behalf of the vro configuration service.
STIG Date
VMW vRealize Automation 7.x HA Proxy Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-10-12

Details

Check Text ( C-88895r1_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command:

grep 'bind' /etc/haproxy/conf.d/30-vro-config.cfg

If the value for bind is not set to "8283", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-95945r1_fix)
Navigate to and open /etc/haproxy/conf.d/30-vro-config.cfg

Navigate to and configure the "frontend https-in-vro-config" section with the following value:

bind :8283 ssl crt /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/server.pem ciphers FIPS:+3DES:!aNULL no-sslv3