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 system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22568	GEN008240	SV-26243r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
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.

STIG	Date
VMware ESX 3 Server	2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-30358r1_chk )
Check system documentation to determine the location of the LDAP client certificate file. Check the group ownership of the certificate file. Procedure: # ls -lL If the file is not group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-27122r1_fix)
Change the group ownership of the LDAP client certificate file. Procedure: # chgrp root