GEN008020 - If using LDAP for auth or acct info, the LDAP TLS connection must require a cert that has a valid trust path to a trusted CA.

Information

The NSS LDAP service provides user mappings which are a vital component of system security. Communication between an LDAP server and a host using LDAP for NSS require authentication.

Solution

Edit '/etc/ldap.conf' and add or set the 'tls_checkpeer' setting to 'yes'.

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_RedHat_5_V1R18_STIG.zip