Weak ciphers reported on vIDM port 6443/8443/443

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

The following weak ciphers were discovered on ports 6443/8443/443 of the VMware Identity Manager appliance.

Name	Code	KEX	Auth	Encryption	MAC
ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256	0xC0, 0x27	ECDH	RSA	AES-CBC(128)	SHA256
ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384	0xC0, 0x28	ECDH	RSA	AES-CBC(256)	SHA384
RSA-AES128-SHA256	0x00, 0x3C	RSA	RSA	AES-CBC(128)	SHA256
RSA-AES256-SHA256	0x00, 0x3D	RSA	RSA	AES-CBC(256)	SHA256

Environment

VMware Identity Manager 3.3.7

Resolution

Below is the update and steps to fix the weak Ciphers related issue.

Pre-Change Checklist:

• Take Snapshots:
  • Note: Before making any changes, take a snapshot of all nodes in the vIDM cluster via vCenter.

Single-node deployment:

• Apply changes and restart the node.

Three-node cluster:

• Apply changes to the primary node first, restart it, then apply to the remaining two nodes.
  • Important Note: Do not delete snapshots until all post-patch validations are complete.

Java Version Verification:

• Run the following command to check your Java version:
  • java --version
• You should see Java 11 or higher
  • Note: If it shows Java 8, apply the latest patch from Broadcom: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/412021

Patch Deployment Steps:

1. Copy the Script File
   • Note: Ensure the script updateWeakCiphersJava11.sh is available on the target node.
2. Make the Script Executable

   chmod +x updateWeakCiphersJava11.sh

3. Run the Script with Server IP

   ./updateWeakCiphersJava11.sh <server-ip>

    

   • Note: Replace <server-ip> with the actual IP address of the node you're patching.