SV-38390r1: For systems using NSS LDAP, the TLS certificate file must be owned by root. | HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

For systems using NSS LDAP, the TLS certificate file must be owned by root.

Description

Discussion Text

The NSS LDAP service provides user mappings which are a vital component of system security. Its configuration must be protected from unauthorized modification.

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

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-000225

Additional Details

Responsibility

System Administrator

IA Controls

ECLP-1

References

DPMS Target HP-UX 11.31 DISA DPMS Target HP-UX 11.31 2171

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.

#!/bin/bash
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.fso.hpux11:def:405
# For systems using NSS LDAP, the TLS certificate file must be owned by root.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# cert8.db is owned by root
# file_object (file_test)
test_1() {
  ( [ "$(stat -c '%u' '/etc/opt/ldapux/cert8.db')" -eq 0 ] ) || ( [ "$(stat -c '%u' '/etc/opt/ldapux/cert8.db')" -eq 2 ] )
}

if test_1; then
  echo "PASS"
else
  echo "FAIL"
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:405
FILE="/etc/opt/ldapux/cert8.db"
if [ ! -f "$FILE" ]; then echo "PASS"; exit 0; fi
if [ "$(stat -c '%u' "$FILE")" != "0" ]; then echo "FAIL"; exit 1; fi
echo "PASS"; exit 0

Remediation

Change the ownership of the file.
# chown root <certfile>