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V-274060

CAT II (Medium)

Amazon Linux 2023 must map the authenticated identity to the user or group account for PKI-based authentication.

Rule ID

SV-274060r1120168_rule

STIG

Amazon Linux 2023 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R3

CCIs

CCI-000187

Discussion

Without mapping the certificate used to authenticate to the user account, the ability to determine the identity of the individual user or group will not be available for forensic analysis.

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Note: If the system administrator (SA) demonstrates the use of an approved alternate multifactor authentication method, this requirement is not applicable.

Verify the certificate of the user or group is mapped to the corresponding user or group in the "sssd.conf" file with the following command:

$ sudo find /etc/sssd/sssd.conf /etc/sssd/conf.d/ -type f -exec cat {} \;
[sssd]
config_file_version = 2
services = pam, sudo, ssh
domains = testing.test

[pam]
pam_cert_auth = True
offline_credentials_expiration = 1

[domain/testing.test]
id_provider = ldap

[certmap/testing.test/rule_name]
matchrule =<SAN>.*EDIPI@mil
maprule = (userCertificate;binary={cert!bin})
domains = testing.test

If the certmap section does not exist, ask the SA to indicate how certificates are mapped to accounts. If there is no evidence of certificate mapping, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to map the authenticated identity to the user or group account by adding or modifying the certmap section of the "/etc/sssd/sssd.conf file based on the following example:

[certmap/testing.test/rule_name]
matchrule =<SAN>.*EDIPI@mil
maprule = (userCertificate;binary={cert!bin})
domains = testing.test

The "sssd" service must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the "sssd" service, run the following command:

$ sudo systemctl restart sssd.service