Details
The DoD standard for authentication is DoD-approved PKI certificates.
Authentication based on User ID and Password may be used only when it is not possible to employ a PKI certificate, and requires AO approval.
In such cases, passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords during transmission.
DBMS passwords sent in clear text format across the network are vulnerable to discovery by unauthorized users. Disclosure of passwords may easily lead to unauthorized access to the database.
Satisfies: SRG-APP-000172-DB-000075, SRG-APP-000175-DB-000067
Solution
In the MongoDB database configuration file (default location: /etc/mongod.conf) ensure the following parameters following parameter are set and configured correctly:
net:
ssl:
mode: requireSSL
PEMKeyFile: /etc/ssl/mongodb.pem
CAFile: /etc/ssl/mongodbca.pem
Remove any occurrence of the ‘allowInvalidCertificates’ parameter:
net:
ssl:
allowInvalidCertificates: true
Stop/start (restart) the mongod or mongos instance using this configuration.
Supportive Information
The following resource is also helpful.
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)
- 800-53|IA-5(2)(a)
- CAT|II
- CCI|CCI-000185
- CCI|CCI-000197
- Rule-ID|SV-96583r1_rule
- STIG-ID|MD3X-00-000340
- Vuln-ID|V-81869