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V-24384

CAT II (Medium)

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

Rule ID

SV-45865r1_rule

STIG

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R12

CCIs

CCI-000196

Discussion

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.

Check Content

Check for the "bindpw" option being used in the "/etc/ldap.conf" file.

# grep bindpw /etc/ldap.conf
If an uncommented "bindpw" option is returned then a cleartext password is in the file, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Edit the "/etc/ldap.conf" file to use anonymous binding by removing the "bindpw" option.