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Check: GEN008220

HP-UX 11.31 STIG: GEN008220 (in versions v1 r19 through v1 r13)

Title

For systems using NSS LDAP, the TLS certificate file must be owned by root. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The NSS LDAP service provides user mappings which are a vital component of system security. Its 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 ownership of the LDAP cert file(s). # ls -lLa /etc/opt/ldapux/cert8.db If the owner of the file is not root or bin, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the ownership of the file. # chown root <certfile>

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-38390r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22567

Group Title: GEN008220

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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