STIGQter: STIG Summary: IBM MQ Appliance V9.0 AS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 05 Jun 2017:

The MQ Appliance messaging server must ensure authentication of both SSH client and server during the entire session.

DISA Rule

SV-89569r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-74895

Group Title

SRG-APP-000219-AS-000147

Rule Version

MQMH-AS-001120

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001184 - The information system protects the authenticity of communications sessions.
• CCI-001664 - The information system recognizes only session identifiers that are system-generated.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

The most common way devices (endpoints) may connect an MQ Appliance MQ queue manager is as an MQ client. In order to ensure unique identification of network-connected devices, mutual authentication using CA-signed TLS certificates should be configured.

1. Prepare the key repository on each endpoint client.
2. Request a CA-signed certificate for each client. You might use different CAs for the two endpoints.
3. Add the Certificate Authority certificate to the key repository for each client. If the endpoints are using different Certificate Authorities then the CA certificate for each Certificate Authority must be added to both key repositories.
4. Add the CA-signed certificate to the key repository for each endpoint.

On the MQ Appliance queue manager, define a server-connection channel by issuing a command as in the following example:

[C1]=Client, [QM1]=MQ Appliance queue manager. Replace [QM1] with the actual queue manager name (e.g., FINANCEQM)

To access the MQ Appliance CLI, enter:
mqcli

runmqsc [QM1]
DEFINE CHANNEL([C1].TO.[QM1]) CHLTYPE(SVRCONN) TRPTYPE(TCP) +
SSLCIPH([TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA or other cipher spec]) SSLCAUTH(REQUIRED) +
DESCR('Receiver channel using TLS from [client name] to [QM name]')
end

Note: Following are the cipher specs available for MQ: https://ibm.biz/BdrJGp

Check Contents

Check that TLS mutual authentication configuration is correct by using DISPLAY commands.

To access the MQ Appliance CLI, enter:
mqcli

To identify the queue managers, enter:
dspmq

For each queue manager identified, run the command:
runmqsc [queue name]

DIS CHANNEL(*) CHLTYPE(SVRCONN)

Note the name of SVRCONN channel (client channel) you wish to check.

DIS CHANNEL([name of SVRCONN channel])

Confirm that the parameter "SSLCIPH" specifies the desired cipher spec and that the value of "SSLAUTH" is "REQUIRED".

If either the "SSLCIPH" or "SSLAUTH" value is not correct, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-74895

Documentable

False

Rule Version

MQMH-AS-001120

Severity Override Guidance

Check that TLS mutual authentication configuration is correct by using DISPLAY commands.

To access the MQ Appliance CLI, enter:
mqcli

To identify the queue managers, enter:
dspmq

For each queue manager identified, run the command:
runmqsc [queue name]

DIS CHANNEL(*) CHLTYPE(SVRCONN)

Note the name of SVRCONN channel (client channel) you wish to check.

DIS CHANNEL([name of SVRCONN channel])

Confirm that the parameter "SSLCIPH" specifies the desired cipher spec and that the value of "SSLAUTH" is "REQUIRED".

If either the "SSLCIPH" or "SSLAUTH" value is not correct, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

3239

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