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The IBM Aspera Console private/secret cryptographic keys file must be owned by root to prevent unauthorized read access.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Private key data is used to prove that the entity presenting a public key certificate is the certificate's rightful owner. Compromise of private key data allows an adversary to impersonate the key holder.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-252572r831497_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure the /opt/aspera/console/config/secret.yml file to be owned by root with the following command:

$ sudo chown root /opt/aspera/console/config/secret.yml