VNX: Hoe de SHA1 hash algoritmen te wijzigen naar de sterkere authenticatie door certificaat, SHA256 hash algoritmen op een controlestation voor CVE-2004-2761

Summary: Hoe de SHA1 hash algoritmen te wijzigen naar de sterkere authenticatie door certificaat, SHA256 hash algoritmen op een controlestation voor CVE-2004-2761

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Symptoms

Noodzaak om certificaat te wijzigen naar een sterker hash-algoritme voor authenticatie, SHA256 hash-algoritme


Nessus-scanner detecteert CVE-2004-2761
NessusOutput: Port: 5989/tcp
De volgende certificaten maken deel uit van de certificaatketen die door de externe host is verzonden, maar bevatten hashes die als zwak worden beschouwd.

|-Onderwerp: O=VNX Control Station Administrator/CN=10.20.30.40/CN=VNX5300/CN=VNX5300.mydomain.net
|-Signature Algorithm : SHA-1 met RSA-codering
|-geldig vanaf : Jul 28 17:52:32 2014 GMT
|-Geldig tot : Aug 03 17:52:33 2019 GMT

Need to change certificate to a stronger hash algorithm for authentication, SHA256 hash algorithm 

Cause

Niet van toepassing

Resolution

To see the current settings:
[root@ CA]# openssl x509 -in /nas/http/conf/current.crt -text | grep -i signature
        Signature Algorithm: sha1WithRSAEncryption
    Signature Algorithm: sha1WithRSAEncryption

To view the options:
[root@CA]# openssl dgst -?
unknown option '-?'
options are
-c              to output the digest with separating colons
-d              to output debug info
-hex            output as hex dump
-binary         output in binary form
-sign   file    sign digest using private key in file
-verify file    verify a signature using public key in file
-prverify file  verify a signature using private key in file
-keyform arg    key file format (PEM or ENGINE)
-signature file signature to verify
-binary         output in binary form
-engine e       use engine e, possibly a hardware device.
-md5            to use the md5 message digest algorithm (default)
-md4            to use the md4 message digest algorithm
-md2            to use the md2 message digest algorithm
-sha1           to use the sha1 message digest algorithm
-sha            to use the sha message digest algorithm
-sha224         to use the sha224 message digest algorithm
-sha256         to use the sha256 message digest algorithm
-sha384         to use the sha384 message digest algorithm
-sha512         to use the sha512 message digest algorithm
-ripemd160      to use the ripemd160 message digest algorithm
[root@CA]#

To change the setting, vi /nas/site/CA/ca.cnf  and change defaulf_md = sha1 to sha256.
>>>>>>As a precaution, you can save a copy first to /home/nasadmin:<<<<<<<<

[root@CA]#  cp -p /nas/site/CA/ca.cnf  /home/nasadmin/
[root@CA]#  vi /nas/site/CA/ca.cnf

Example before the change:

[ CA_default ]
dir = /nas/site/CA
database = $dir/index.txt
new_certs_dir = /tmp
certificate = $dir/ca_certificate.pem
serial = $dir/serial
private_key = $dir/key.pem
default_days = 1825
default_md = sha1 <<<<<<<<<<<<<< This is the parameter to change to sha256

Example with the change:
[ CA_default ]
dir = /nas/site/CA
database = $dir/index.txt
new_certs_dir = /tmp
certificate = $dir/ca_certificate.pem
serial = $dir/serial
private_key = $dir/key.pem
default_days = 1825
default_md = sha256  <<<<<<<<<<<<< After the change - the parameter should be this

After that, as root, please run the following command to generate new key/cert and restart the Apache/CIM all at once to apply the change:
[root@CA]#  /nas/http/nas_ezadm/bin/gen_ssl_cert.pl 


To verify the signature on the certificate, re-run the openssl x509 -in /nas/http/conf/current.crt -text | grep -i signature command:
[root@ CA]#  openssl x509 -in /nas/http/conf/current.crt -text | grep -i signature
        Signature Algorithm: sha256WithRSAEncryption
    Signature Algorithm: sha256WithRSAEncryption

Additional Information

SHA - wat staat voor secure hash algorithm - is een hash-algoritme dat door certificeringsinstanties wordt gebruikt om certificaten en CRL (certificaatintrekkingslijst) te ondertekenen. 
SHA256 hash-algoritme grijpt niet in op het versleutelings-/authenticatieproces, maar tools (browsers, e-mailclients, servers...) moeten dit soort hash kunnen lezen/ontcijferen tijdens het verbindings-/authenticatieproces.

Affected Products

VNX1 Series
Article Properties
Article Number: 000102888
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 30 Jul 2021
Version:  4
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