Verify User Who Owns /etc/ipsec.conf File
An XCCDF Rule
Description
To properly set the owner of/etc/ipsec.conf, run the command: $ sudo chown root /etc/ipsec.conf
Rationale
The ownership of the /etc/ipsec.conf file by the root user is important because this file hosts Libreswan configuration. Protection of this file is critical for system security. Assigning the ownership to root ensures exclusive control of the Libreswan configuration.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_owner_etc_ipsec_conf
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Shell Script
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if rpm --quiet -q libreswan; then
chown 0 /etc/ipsec.conf
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
An Ansible Snippet
- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_etc_ipsec_conf