controls::secure the configuration file
Overview
Puppet controls are Puppet defined types that ensure a certain security control is implemented. Puppet changes the system in order to make the system compliant.
Description of the control
A configuration file, ekeystore.cfg, is created by the user in order to configure external keymanager functionality. This file should be secured against tampering via OS permissions.
Rationale
Set this file to be readable and writeable by only the Db2 instance owner. If this file is not secured, an attacker may delete it, causing potential interruption of operations.
Skipping
To deliberately skip this control (e.g. meaning don’t use Puppet to enforce this setting), we provide you with two ways:
1) Add db2_secured::controls::secure_the_configuration_file: skip to your hiera data. This will skip this control for ALL systems.
3) Add an entry with the content secure_the_configuration_file to the array value db2_secured::skip_list in your hiera data.
Benchmarks
This control is used in the following benchmarks:
- db11 CIS V1.0.0 - paragraph 8.2.3
Attributes
| Attribute Name | Short Description |
|---|---|
| title | The database identifier to apply the control to. |
title
The database identifier to apply the control to.
All controls need an database identifier to apply the control to. Here is a simple example:
db2_secured::controls::control_name { 'db2inst1/MYDB':}
In this example, the string dbinst1 is the instance, the string MYDB is the database to apply the control to.
