If LDAP authentication is required on AIX, SSL must be used between LDAP clients and the LDAP servers to protect the integrity of remote access sessions.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215214 | AIX7-00-001104 | SV-215214r991554_rule | CCI-001453 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| If LDAP authentication is used, SSL must be used between LDAP clients and the LDAP servers to protect the integrity of remote access sessions. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-215214r991554_chk)
Run the following command to check if ldap_auth is used:
# grep -iE "^authtype:[[:blank:]]*ldap_auth" /etc/security/ldap/ldap.cfg
If the command has no output, this is Not Applicable.
Run the following command to check if SSL is used:
# grep -iE "^useSSL:[[:blank:]]*yes" /etc/security/ldap/ldap.cfg
useSSL:yes
If the command has no output, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16410r294094_fix)
Configure the LDAP client on AIX to use the SSL.
Edit /etc/security/ldap/ldap.cfg to have the following line:
useSSL:yes
Restart the client daemon:
# secldapclntd.