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If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the LDAP TLS certificate file must not have an extended ACL.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22570 GEN008280 SV-26957r1_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-27904r1_chk )
Determine the certificate file.
# grep -i '^tls_cacert' /etc/ldap.conf
Check the permissions.
# ls -lL
If the permissions of the file contains a "+", an extended ACL is present, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-24219r1_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the certificate file.