Access to the MQ Appliance network device must employ automated mechanisms to centrally apply authentication settings.

From IBM MQ Appliance v9.0 NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000366 CCI-000371 CCI-000372 CCI-002353

SV-89693r1_rule Access to the MQ Appliance network device must employ automated mechanisms to centrally apply authentication settings.

Vulnerability discussion

The use of authentication servers or other centralized management servers for providing centralized authentication services is required for network MQ Appliance device management. Maintaining local administrator accounts for daily usage on each MQ Appliance network device without centralized management is not scalable or feasible. Without centralized management, it is likely that credentials for some MQ Appliance network devices will be forgotten, leading to delays in administration, which itself leads to delays in remediating production problems and in addressing compromises in a timely fashion.Satisfies: SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000337, SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000338, SRG-APP-000325-NDM-000285

Check content

Log on to the MQ Appliance WebGUI as a privileged user. Go to Administration (gear icon) >> Access >> RBM Settings. Verify the Authentication Method is set to LDAP. If MQ is not set to LDAP authentication, this is a finding.

Fix text

Log on to the MQ Appliance WebGUI as a privileged user. Go to Administration (gear icon) >> Access >> RBM Settings. Set Authentication Method to LDAP. Configure LDAP server connection requirements as required.

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