Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must map the authenticated identity to the user or group account for PKI-based authentication.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | V-260579 | SRG-OS-000068-GPOS-00036 | UBTU-22-612040 | SV-260579r958452_rule | 2026-02-06 | 2 |
Description
Without mapping the certificate used to authenticate to the user account, the ability to determine the identity of the individual user or group will not be available for forensic analysis.
ℹ️ Check
Verify that "use_mappers" is set to "pwent" in "/etc/pam_pkcs11/pam_pkcs11.conf" file by using the following command:
$ grep -i use_mappers /etc/pam_pkcs11/pam_pkcs11.conf
use_mappers = pwent
If "use_mappers" does not contain "pwent", is commented out, or is missing, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Set "use_mappers=pwent" in "/etc/pam_pkcs11/pam_pkcs11.conf" or, if there is already a comma-separated list of mappers, add it to the list, separated by comma, and before the null mapper.
If the system is missing an "/etc/pam_pkcs11/" directory and an "/etc/pam_pkcs11/pam_pkcs11.conf", find an example to copy into place and modify accordingly at "/usr/share/doc/libpam-pkcs11/examples/pam_pkcs11.conf.example.gz".