SV-38414r1: If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the /etc/ldap.conf file (or equivalent) must not contain passwords. | HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the /etc/ldap.conf file (or equivalent) must not contain passwords.

Description

Discussion Text

The authentication of automated LDAP connections between systems must not use passwords since more secure methods are available, such as PKI and Kerberos. Additionally, the storage of unencrypted passwords on the system is not permitted.

How this relates to the STIG checklist: STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-000196

Additional Details

Responsibility

System Administrator

IA Controls

IAIA-1, IAIA-2

References

DPMS Target HP-UX 11.23 DISA DPMS Target HP-UX 11.23 2170

SCC Automation Reference

The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.

# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.fso.hpux11:def:398
# If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the /etc/ldap.conf file (or equivalent) must not contain passwords.
# This rule's OVAL object type(s) aren't yet recognized as a curated
# Linux/Unix or Windows mechanism -- see the MANUAL REVIEW notes below.
#
# MANUAL REVIEW REQUIRED -- the module(s) below could not be reconstructed
# into working code from curated SCC reference data, and are excluded from
# the automated result:
#   - swlist_object (swlist_test) -- LDAP-UX not installed: no curated SCC reference for swlist_object

# nsswitch.conf does not use ldap
# textfilecontent54_object (textfilecontent54_test)
test_2() {
  ! ( grep -Pq '^[^#
]*[ 	]ldap' '/etc/nsswitch.conf' &>/dev/null )
}
# LDAP unencrypted password files do not exist
# file_object (file_test)
test_3() {
  ( ! ( test -e '/etc/opt/ldapux/acred' &>/dev/null ) ) || ( ! ( test -e '/etc/opt/ldapux/pcred' &>/dev/null ) )
}

if ( test_2 || test_3 ); then
  echo "PASS (automated portion only -- MANUAL REVIEW still required, see notes above)"
else
  echo "FAIL (or see MANUAL REVIEW note above)"
fi

Assessment Script Powered by AISandbox-executed

A standalone Shell script to assess this control automatically. Review before running it in your environment.

Syntax-checked and actually executed in an isolated sandbox (not the real system this checks) — confirmed to run without errors.

#!/bin/sh
# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.fso.hpux11:def:398


if ! grep -q "LdapUxClient" /etc/swlist || ! grep -q "ldap" /etc/nsswitch.conf; then
    echo "PASS"
    exit 0
fi

if [ ! -f "/etc/opt/ldapux/acred" ] && [ ! -f "/etc/opt/ldapux/pcred" ]; then
    if ! grep -q "password" /etc/ldap.conf; then
        echo "PASS"
        exit 0
    fi
fi

echo "FAIL"
exit 1

Remediation

Consult vendor documentation for the procedures for configuring LDAP for authentication and account information. Remove any passwords from unencrypted LDAP configuration files.