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Check: GEN008080

Solaris 9 X86 STIG: GEN008080 (in version v1 r9)

Title

If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the LDAP configuration file must be owned by root. (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

Verify the ownership of the files. # ls -lL /var/ldap/ldap_client_file /var/ldap/ldap_client_cred If the files are not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the owner of the files. # chown root /var/ldap/ldap_client_file /var/ldap/ldap_client_cred

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-40727r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22560

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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