tc Server HORIZON session IDs must be sent to the client using SSL/TLS.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-90163	VRAU-TC-000870	SV-100813r1_rule		Medium

Description
The HTTP protocol is a stateless protocol. To maintain a session, a session identifier is used. The session identifier is a piece of data that is used to identify a session and a user. If the session identifier is compromised by an attacker, the session can be hijacked. By encrypting the session identifier, the identifier becomes more difficult for an attacker to hijack, decrypt, and use before the session has expired. tc Server connections are managed by the Connector object class. The Connector object can be configured to use a range of transport encryption methods. Many older transport encryption methods have been proven to be weak. vRA should be configured to use modern, secure forms of transport encryption.

Description

The HTTP protocol is a stateless protocol. To maintain a session, a session identifier is used. The session identifier is a piece of data that is used to identify a session and a user. If the session identifier is compromised by an attacker, the session can be hijacked. By encrypting the session identifier, the identifier becomes more difficult for an attacker to hijack, decrypt, and use before the session has expired. tc Server connections are managed by the Connector object class. The Connector object can be configured to use a range of transport encryption methods. Many older transport encryption methods have been proven to be weak. vRA should be configured to use modern, secure forms of transport encryption.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-89855r1_chk )
Navigate to and open /opt/vmware/horizon/workspace/conf/server.xml. Navigate to each of the nodes. If the value of "sslProtocol" is not set to "TLS" or is missing, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-96905r1_fix)
Navigate to and open /opt/vmware/horizon/workspace/conf/server.xml. Navigate to each of the nodes. Note: There are three nodes. Configure each nodes with the setting 'sslProtocol="TLS"'.