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The Envoy private key file must be protected from unauthorized access.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-256741 VCRP-70-000005 SV-256741r889161_rule Medium
Description
Envoy'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 Transport Layer Security (TLS) traffic between a client and the web server.
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance RhttpProxy Security Technical Implementation Guide 2023-02-21

Details

Check Text ( C-60416r889159_chk )
At  the command prompt, run the following command:

# stat -c "%n permissions are %a, is owned by %U and group owned by %G" /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/ssl/rui.key

Expected result:

/etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/ssl/rui.key permissions are 600, is owned by root and group owned by root

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60359r889160_fix)
At the command prompt, run the following commands:

# chmod 600 /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/ssl/rui.key
# chown root:root /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/ssl/rui.key