If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the LDAP TLS connection must require the server provides a certificate and this certificate has a valid trust path to a trusted CA.

If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the LDAP TLS connection must require the server provides a certificate and this certificate has a valid trust path to a trusted CA.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
GEN008020-ESXI5-PNF	GEN008020-ESXI5-PNF	GEN008020-ESXI5-PNF_rule		Medium

Description
The NSS LDAP service provides user mappings which are a vital component of system security. Communication between an LDAP server and a host using LDAP for NSS require authentication. Applicable, but permanent not-a-finding - The hypervisor does not support this function.

STIG	Date
VMware ESXi v5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-01-15

Details

Check Text ( C-GEN008020-ESXI5-PNF_chk )
ESXi supports this requirement and cannot be configured to be out of compliance. This is a permanent not a finding.

Fix Text (F-GEN008020-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.