tc Server HORIZON must encrypt passwords during transmission.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-240802	VRAU-TC-000435	SV-240802r879609_rule		Medium

Description
Data used to authenticate, especially passwords, needs to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting authentication data during transmission. Data used to authenticate can be passed to and from the web server for many reasons. Examples include data passed from a user to the web server through an HTTPS connection for authentication, the web server authenticating to a backend database for data retrieval and posting, and the web server authenticating to a clustered web server manager for an update. 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 used to authenticate, especially passwords, needs to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting authentication data during transmission. Data used to authenticate can be passed to and from the web server for many reasons. Examples include data passed from a user to the web server through an HTTPS connection for authentication, the web server authenticating to a backend database for data retrieval and posting, and the web server authenticating to a clustered web server manager for an update. 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	2023-10-03

Details

Check Text ( C-44035r674148_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-43994r674149_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"'.