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Check: GEN008240

HP-UX 11.23 STIG: GEN008240 (in version v1 r8)

Title

If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the LDAP TLS certificate file must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or other. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

LDAP can be used to provide user authentication and account information, which are vital to system security. The LDAP client configuration must be protected from unauthorized modification.

Check Content

Determine if the system uses LDAP. If it does not, this is not applicable. # swlist | grep LDAP OR # cat /etc/nsswitch.conf | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' | grep -v "^#" | grep -i ldap If nothing is returned for either of the above commands, this is not applicable. If LDAP is installed, check the group ownership of the LDAP cert file(s). # ls -lLa /etc/opt/ldapux/cert8.db If the file is not group-owned by root, bin, sys or other, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the group ownership of the LDAP client certificate file. # chgrp root <cert file>

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-38391r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22568

Group Title: GEN008240

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000225	The organization employs the concept of least privilege, allowing only authorized accesses for users (and processes acting on behalf of users) which are necessary to accomplish assigned tasks in accordance with organizational missions and business functions.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
AC-6	Least Privilege