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

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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22563	GEN008140	SV-26950r1_rule	ECLP-1	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
VMware ESX 3 Server	2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-27897r1_chk )
Determine the certificate authority file and/or directory. # grep -i '^tls_cacert' /etc/ldap.conf For each file or directory returned, check the ownership. # ls -lLd If the owner of any file or directory is not root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-24212r1_fix)
Change the ownership of the file or directory. # chown root