Enable Smart Card Logins in PAM

An XCCDF Rule

Description

This requirement only applies to components where this is specific to the function of the device or has the concept of an organizational user (e.g., VPN, proxy capability). This does not apply to authentication for the purpose of configuring the device itself (management). Check that the pam_pkcs11.so option is configured in the etc/pam.d/common-auth file with the following command:

# grep pam_pkcs11.so /etc/pam.d/common-auth


auth sufficient pam_pkcs11.so

For general information about enabling smart card authentication, consult the documentation at:

https://www.suse.com/c/configuring-smart-card-authentication-suse-linux-enterprise/

Rationale

Smart card login provides two-factor authentication stronger than that provided by a username and password combination. Smart cards leverage PKI (public key infrastructure) in order to provide and verify credentials. Using an authentication device, such as a CAC or token that is separate from the information system, ensures that even if the information system is compromised, that compromise will not affect credentials stored on the authentication device. Multifactor solutions that require devices separate from information systems gaining access include, for example, hardware tokens providing time-based or challenge-response authenticators and smart cards such as the U.S. Government Personal Identity Verification card and the DoD Common Access Card.

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_smartcard_pam_enabled
Severity: Medium
References: CCI-000187 CCI-000765 CCI-000766 CCI-000767 CCI-000768 CCI-001948 CCI-001953 CCI-001954

SRG-OS-000068-GPOS-00036 SRG-OS-000105-GPOS-00052 SRG-OS-000106-GPOS-00053 SRG-OS-000107-GPOS-00054 SRG-OS-000108-GPOS-00055 SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160 SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00161 SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00162

SLES-15-020030

CCE-85556-9

SV-234869r854213_rule
Updated: 8 months ago

- name: Gather the package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: auto
  tags:
  - CCE-85556-9
  - DISA-STIG-SLES-15-020030  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - restrict_strategy
  - smartcard_pam_enabled

- name: Enable Smart Card Logins in PAM - Gather List of Packages
  ansible.builtin.package_facts:
    manager: auto
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:
  - CCE-85556-9
  - DISA-STIG-SLES-15-020030
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - restrict_strategy
  - smartcard_pam_enabled

- name: Enable Smart Card Logins in PAM - Check to See if 'pam_pkcs11' Module Is Configured
    in '/etc/pam.d/common-auth'
  ansible.builtin.shell: grep -E '^\s*auth\s+\S+\s+pam_pkcs11\.so' /etc/pam.d/common-auth
    || true
  register: check_pam_pkcs11_module_result
  changed_when: false
  when:
  - ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  - '"pam_pkcs11" in ansible_facts.packages'
  tags:
  - CCE-85556-9
  - DISA-STIG-SLES-15-020030
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - restrict_strategy
  - smartcard_pam_enabled

- name: Enable Smart Card Logins in PAM - Configure 'pam_pkcs11' Module in '/etc/pam.d/common-auth'
  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
    path: /etc/pam.d/common-auth
    line: auth sufficient pam_pkcs11.so
    insertafter: ^\s*#
    state: present
  when:
  - ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  - '"pam_pkcs11" in ansible_facts.packages'
  - '"pam_pkcs11.so" not in check_pam_pkcs11_module_result.stdout'
  tags:
  - CCE-85556-9
  - DISA-STIG-SLES-15-020030
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - restrict_strategy
  - smartcard_pam_enabled

- name: Enable Smart Card Logins in PAM - Ensure 'pam_pkcs11' Module Has sufficient
    Control Flag
  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
    path: /etc/pam.d/common-auth
    regexp: ^(\s*auth\s+)\S+(\s+pam_pkcs11\.so.*)
    line: \g<1>sufficient\g<2>
    backrefs: true
  when:
  - ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  - '"pam_pkcs11" in ansible_facts.packages'
  tags:
  - CCE-85556-9
  - DISA-STIG-SLES-15-020030
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - restrict_strategy
  - smartcard_pam_enabled

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then

if [ -e "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" ] ; then
    valueRegex="" defaultValue=""
    # non-empty values need to be preceded by an equals sign    [ -n "${valueRegex}" ] && valueRegex="=${valueRegex}"
    # add an equals sign to non-empty values
    [ -n "${defaultValue}" ] && defaultValue="=${defaultValue}"

    # fix 'type' if it's wrong
    if grep -q -P "^\\s*(?"'!'"auth\\s)[[:alnum:]]+\\s+[[:alnum:]]+\\s+pam_pkcs11.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" ; then
        sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*)[[:alnum:]]+(\\s+[[:alnum:]]+\\s+pam_pkcs11.so)/\\1auth\\2/" "/etc/pam.d/common-auth"
    fi

    # fix 'control' if it's wrong
    if grep -q -P "^\\s*auth\\s+(?"'!'"sufficient)[[:alnum:]]+\\s+pam_pkcs11.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" ; then
        sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*auth\\s+)[[:alnum:]]+(\\s+pam_pkcs11.so)/\\1sufficient\\2/" "/etc/pam.d/common-auth"
    fi

    # fix the value for 'option' if one exists but does not match 'valueRegex'
    if grep -q -P "^\\s*auth\\s+sufficient\\s+pam_pkcs11.so(\\s.+)?\\s+(?"'!'"${valueRegex}(\\s|\$))" < "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" ; then
        sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*auth\\s+sufficient\\s+pam_pkcs11.so(\\s.+)?\\s)=[^[:space:]]*/\\1${defaultValue}/" "/etc/pam.d/common-auth"

    # add 'option=default' if option is not set
    elif grep -q -E "^\\s*auth\\s+sufficient\\s+pam_pkcs11.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" &&
            grep    -E "^\\s*auth\\s+sufficient\\s+pam_pkcs11.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" | grep -q -E -v "\\s(=|\\s|\$)" ; then

        sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*auth\\s+sufficient\\s+pam_pkcs11.so[^\\n]*)/\\1 ${defaultValue}/" "/etc/pam.d/common-auth"
    # add a new entry if none exists
    elif ! grep -q -P "^\\s*auth\\s+sufficient\\s+pam_pkcs11.so(\\s.+)?\\s+${valueRegex}(\\s|\$)" < "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" ; then
        echo "auth sufficient pam_pkcs11.so ${defaultValue}" >> "/etc/pam.d/common-auth"
    fi
else
    echo "/etc/pam.d/common-auth doesn't exist" >&2
fi

else
    >&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi

Enable Smart Card Logins in PAM

Description

Rationale

Remediation - Ansible

Remediation - Shell Script