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VAMI must protect the keystore from unauthorized access.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-256661 VCLD-70-000017 SV-256661r888505_rule Medium
Description
The web server's private key is used to prove the identity of the server to clients and securely exchange the shared secret key used to encrypt communications between the web server and clients. By gaining access to the private key, an attacker can pretend to be an authorized server and decrypt the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) traffic between a client and the web server.
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 VAMI Security Technical Implementation Guide 2023-02-22

Details

Check Text ( C-60336r888503_chk )
At the command prompt, run the following command:

# stat -c "%n has %a permissions and is owned by %U:%G" /etc/applmgmt/appliance/server.pem

Expected result:

/etc/applmgmt/appliance/server.pem has 600 permissions and is owned by root:root

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60279r888504_fix)
At the command prompt, run the following commands:

# chown root:root /etc/applmgmt/appliance/server.pem
# chmod 600 /etc/applmgmt/appliance/server.pem