The operating system must implement cryptography to protect the integrity of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) authentication communications.

From Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-001453

SV-86851r2_rule The operating system must implement cryptography to protect the integrity of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) authentication communications.

Vulnerability discussion

Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection.Cryptographic mechanisms used for protecting the integrity of information include, for example, signed hash functions using asymmetric cryptography enabling distribution of the public key to verify the hash information while maintaining the confidentiality of the key used to generate the hash.

Check content

Verify the operating system implements cryptography to protect the integrity of remote LDAP authentication sessions. To determine if LDAP is being used for authentication, use the following command: # grep -i useldapauth /etc/sysconfig/authconfig USELDAPAUTH=yes If USELDAPAUTH=yes, then LDAP is being used. To see if LDAP is configured to use TLS, use the following command: # grep -i ssl /etc/pam_ldap.conf ssl start_tls If the "ssl" option is not "start_tls", this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure the operating system to implement cryptography to protect the integrity of LDAP authentication sessions. Set the USELDAPAUTH=yes in "/etc/sysconfig/authconfig". Set "ssl start_tls" in "/etc/pam_ldap.conf".

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