tc Server HORIZON must use cryptography to protect the integrity of remote sessions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-89909	VRAU-TC-000075	SV-100559r1_rule		Medium

Description
Data exchanged between the user and the web server can range from static display data to credentials used to log into the hosted application. Even when data appears to be static, the non-displayed logic in a web page may expose business logic or trusted system relationships. The integrity of all the data being exchanged between the user and web server must always be trusted. To protect the integrity and trust, encryption methods should be used to protect the complete communication session. HTTP connections in tc Server are managed through the Connector object. Setting the Connector's SSLEnabled flag, SSL handshake/encryption/decryption is enabled.

Description

Data exchanged between the user and the web server can range from static display data to credentials used to log into the hosted application. Even when data appears to be static, the non-displayed logic in a web page may expose business logic or trusted system relationships. The integrity of all the data being exchanged between the user and web server must always be trusted. To protect the integrity and trust, encryption methods should be used to protect the complete communication session. HTTP connections in tc Server are managed through the Connector object. Setting the Connector's SSLEnabled flag, SSL handshake/encryption/decryption is enabled.

STIG	Date
VMware vRealize Automation 7.x tc Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-10-12

Details

Check Text ( C-89601r1_chk )
Navigate to and open /opt/vmware/horizon/workspace/conf/server.xml. Navigate to each of the nodes. If the value of "SSLEnabled" is not set to "true" or is missing, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-96651r1_fix)
Navigate to and open /opt/vmware/horizon/workspace/conf/server.xml. Navigate to each of the nodes. Configure each node with the value 'SSLEnabled="true"'.