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tc Server VCAC must encrypt passwords during transmission.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-240803 VRAU-TC-000440 SV-240803r674153_rule Medium
Description
Data used to authenticate, especially passwords, needs to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting authentication data during transmission. Data used to authenticate can be passed to and from the web server for many reasons. Examples include data passed from a user to the web server through an HTTPS connection for authentication, the web server authenticating to a backend database for data retrieval and posting, and the web server authenticating to a clustered web server manager for an update. HTTP connections in tc Server are managed through the Connector object. Setting the Connector's SSLEnabled flag, SSL handshake/encryption/decryption is enabled.
STIG Date
VMware vRealize Automation 7.x tc Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2021-06-23

Details

Check Text ( C-44036r674151_chk )
Navigate to and open /etc/vcac/server.xml.

Navigate to the node.

If the value of "SSLEnabled" is not set to "true" or is missing, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-43995r674152_fix)
Navigate to and open /etc/vcac/server.xml.

Navigate to the node.

Configure each node with the value 'SSLEnabled="true"'.