VAMI must use cryptography to protect the integrity of remote sessions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-239717	VCLD-67-000003	SV-239717r816783_rule		Medium

Description
Data exchanged between the user and the web server can range from static display data to credentials used to log in to 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. To protect the integrity and confidentiality of the remote sessions, VAMI uses SSL/TLS. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000015-WSR-000014, SRG-APP-000172-WSR-000104, SRG-APP-000315-WSR-000003, SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000076, SRG-APP-000439-WSR-000151, SRG-APP-000439-WSR-000152, SRG-APP-000442-WSR-000182

Description

Data exchanged between the user and the web server can range from static display data to credentials used to log in to 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. To protect the integrity and confidentiality of the remote sessions, VAMI uses SSL/TLS. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000015-WSR-000014, SRG-APP-000172-WSR-000104, SRG-APP-000315-WSR-000003, SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000076, SRG-APP-000439-WSR-000151, SRG-APP-000439-WSR-000152, SRG-APP-000442-WSR-000182

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 VAMI-lighttpd Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-42950r816782_chk )
Note: The below command must be run from a bash shell and not from a shell generated by the "appliance shell". Use the "chsh" command to change the shell for the account to "/bin/bash". At the command prompt, execute the following command: # /opt/vmware/sbin/vami-lighttpd -p -f /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf\|grep "ssl.engine" Expected result: ssl.engine = "enable" If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-42950r816782_chk )

Note: The below command must be run from a bash shell and not from a shell generated by the "appliance shell". Use the "chsh" command to change the shell for the account to "/bin/bash".

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# /opt/vmware/sbin/vami-lighttpd -p -f /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf|grep "ssl.engine"

Expected result:

ssl.engine = "enable"

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-42909r679260_fix)
Navigate to and open /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf. Add or reconfigure the following value: ssl.engine = "enable"