JMX authentication must be secured.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-222963 | TCAT-AS-000610 | SV-222963r960972_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Java Management Extensions (JMX) provides the means to remotely manage the Java VM. When enabling the JMX agent for remote monitoring, the user must enable authentication. |
| STIG | Date |
| Apache Tomcat Application Server 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-02-11 |
Details
| Check Text (C-24635r426333_chk) |
| From the Tomcat server run the following command: sudo grep -I jmxremote.authenticate /etc/systemd/system/tomcat.service sudo ps -ef |grep -i jmxremote If the results are blank, this is not a finding. If the results include: -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-24624r426334_fix) |
| If using JMX for management of the Tomcat server, start the Tomcat server by adding the following command line flags to the systemd startup scripts in /etc/systemd/system/tomcat.service. Environment='CATALINA_OPTS -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=true -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=true' sudo systemctl start tomcat sudo systemctl daemon-reload |