Details

Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords during transmission.

Application servers have the capability to utilize LDAP directories for authentication. If LDAP connections are not protected during transmission, sensitive authentication credentials can be stolen. When the application server utilizes LDAP, the LDAP traffic must be encrypted.

Solution

Follow steps in section 11.8 – Management Interface Security in the JBoss_Enterprise_Application_Platform-6.3-Administration_and_Configuration_Guide-en-US document.

1. Create an outbound connection to the LDAP server.
2. Create an LDAP-enabled security realm.
3. Reference the new security domain in the Management Interface.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_JBoss_EAP_6-3_V2R2_STIG.ziphttps://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_JBoss_EAP_6-3_V2R2_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Identification and Authentication.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|IA-5(1)(c)
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000197
• Rule-ID|SV-213533r615939_rule
• STIG-ID|JBOS-AS-000310
• STIG-Legacy|SV-76783
• STIG-Legacy|V-62293
• Vuln-ID|V-213533

Source

• Tenable.com/audits