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XCCDF
Apache Tomcat Application Server 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000172-AS-000121
SRG-APP-000172-AS-000121
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000172-AS-000121
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LDAP authentication must be secured.
High Severity
<VulnDiscussion>JNDIRealm is an implementation of the Tomcat Realm interface. Tomcat uses the JNDIRealm to look up users in an LDAP directory server. The realm's connection to the directory is defined by the 'connectionURL' configuration attribute. This attribute is usually an LDAP URL that specifies the domain name of the directory server to connect to. The LDAP URL does not provide encryption by default. This can lead to authentication credentials being transmitted across network connections in clear text. To address this risk, Tomcat must be configured to use secure LDAP (LDAPS).</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>