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OpenShift must use a centralized user management solution to support account management functions.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>OpenShift supports several different types of identity providers. To add users and grant access to OpenShift, an identity provider must be configured. Some of the identity provider types such as HTPassword only provide simple user management and are not intended for production. Other types are public services like GitHub. These provider types are not appropriate as they are managed by public service providers, and therefore are unable to enforce the organizations account management requirements. Use either the LDAP or the OpenIDConnect Identity Provider type to configure OpenShift to use the organizations centrally managed IdP that is able to enforce the organization's policies regarding user identity management.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-257507r960768_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure OpenShift to use an appropriate Identity Provider. Do not use HTPasswd. Use either LDAP(AD), OpenIDConnect, or an approved identity provider.

To configure LDAP provider:
1. Create Secret for BIND DN password by executing the following:

oc create secret generic ldap-secret --from-literal=bindPassword=<secret> -n openshift-config