If LDAP authentication is required on AIX, SSL must be used between LDAP clients and the LDAP servers to protect the integrity of remote access sessions.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215214 | AIX7-00-001104 | SV-215214r991554_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| If LDAP authentication is used, SSL must be used between LDAP clients and the LDAP servers to protect the integrity of remote access sessions. |
| STIG | Date |
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 |
Details
| Check Text (C-16412r294093_chk) |
| Run the following command to check if ldap_auth is used: # grep -iE "^authtype:[[:blank:]]*ldap_auth" /etc/security/ldap/ldap.cfg If the command has no output, this is Not Applicable. Run the following command to check if SSL is used: # grep -iE "^useSSL:[[:blank:]]*yes" /etc/security/ldap/ldap.cfg useSSL:yes If the command has no output, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-16410r294094_fix) |
| Configure the LDAP client on AIX to use the SSL. Edit /etc/security/ldap/ldap.cfg to have the following line: useSSL:yes Restart the client daemon: # secldapclntd. |