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.

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-26239r1_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-30357r1_chk )
Consult system documentation to determine where the LDAP client certificate files are stored. Check their group ownership. Procedure: # ls -lLa If a certificate file or directory is not group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-27121r1_fix)
Change the group ownership of LDAP client certificate files to root, bin, sys, or system. Procedure: # chgrp root