tc Server VCAC must remove all export ciphers to protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information.

From VMware vRealize Automation 7.x tc Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-002418

SV-100835r1_rule tc Server VCAC must remove all export ciphers to protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information.

Vulnerability discussion

During the initial setup of a Transport Layer Security (TLS) connection to the web server, the client sends a list of supported cipher suites in order of preference. The web server will reply with the cipher suite it will use for communication from the client list. If an attacker can intercept the submission of cipher suites to the web server and place, as the preferred cipher suite, a weak export suite, the encryption used for the session becomes easy for the attacker to break, often within minutes to hours.An essential configuration file for tc Server is catalina.properties. Properly configured, tc Server will not provide the weaker, export ciphers.

Check content

At the command prompt, execute the following command: grep ciphers /etc/vcac/catalina.properties If any export ciphers are listed, this is a finding.

Fix text

Navigate to and open /etc/vcac/catalina.properties. Navigate to the "cipher" setting. Remove any export ciphers from "cipher". Note: To view a list of export ciphers, at the command prompt execute the following command: openssl ciphers 'EXP'

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