The system is not configured to recommended LDAP client signing requirements.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-3381	3.075	SV-29272r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
This setting controls the signing requirements for LDAP clients. This setting should be set to Negotiate signing or Require signing depending on the environment and type of LDAP server in use.

STIG	Date
Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-07-02

Details

Check Text ( C-14464r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options. If the value for “Network security: LDAP client signing requirements” is not set to at least “Negotiate signing”, then this is a finding. The policy referenced configures the following registry value: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LDAP\ Value Name: LDAPClientIntegrity Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Check Text ( C-14464r1_chk )

Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in.
Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view.
Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options.

If the value for “Network security: LDAP client signing requirements” is not set to at least “Negotiate signing”, then this is a finding.

The policy referenced configures the following registry value:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LDAP\

Value Name: LDAPClientIntegrity

Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Fix Text (F-143r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “Network security: LDAP client signing requirements” to “Negotiate signing” at a minimum.