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IF LDAP is used, AIX LDAP client must use SSL to authenticate with LDAP server.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-215204AIX7-00-001045SV-215204r987796_ruleCCI-000197high
Description
While LDAP client's authentication type is ldap_auth (server-side authentication), the client sends password to the server in clear text for authentication. SSL must be used in this case.
STIGDate
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide2024-08-16

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 4 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAC-10Authenticator Management
0.50
IAC-10.1Password-Based Authentication
0.50
IAC-10.4Automated Support For Password Strength
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (58) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-17(2)Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00
AC-4Information Flow Enforcement
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (4) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.5.10
1.00
3.5.7
1.00
3.5.8
1.00
3.5.9
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000197
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-215204r987796_chk)

Run the following command to check if "authtype" is "ldap_auth": # grep -iE "^authtype:[[:blank:]]*ldap_auth" /etc/security/ldap/ldap.cfg The above command should yield the following output: authtype:ldap_auth Run the following command to check if SSL is not used in the "/etc/security/ldap/ldap.cfg" file: # grep -iE "^useSSL:[[:blank:]]*yes" /etc/security/ldap/ldap.cfg The above command should yield the following output: useSSL:yes If the first command displays "authtype:ldap_auth" but the second command does not display "useSSL:yes", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16400r294064_fix)

Edit the "/etc/security/ldap/ldap.cfg" file to have the following line: useSSL:yes Configure the LDAP server and LDAP client to use the SSL according to AIX LDAP documentation. Restart the client daemon: # restart-secldapclntd