{"description": "The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a service that provides\na method for looking up information from a central database.\nThe <code>ldap-utils</code> package can be removed with the following command:\n<pre>\n$ apt-get remove ldap-utils</pre>", "rationale": "If the system does not need to act as an LDAP client, it is recommended that the software is removed to reduce the potential attack surface.", "severity": "low", "references": {"cis": ["2.2.5"]}, "control_references": {"cis": ["2.2.5"]}, "components": [], "identifiers": {}, "ocil_clause": "the package is installed", "ocil": "\nRun the following command to determine if the <code>ldap-utils</code> package is installed:\n<pre>$ dpkg -l  ldap-utils</pre>", "oval_external_content": null, "fixtext": "", "checktext": "", "vuldiscussion": "", "srg_requirement": "", "warnings": [], "conflicts": [], "requires": [], "policy_specific_content": {}, "platform": null, "platforms": [], "sce_metadata": {}, "inherited_platforms": [], "cpe_platform_names": [], "inherited_cpe_platform_names": [], "bash_conditional": null, "fixes": {}, "title": "Ensure LDAP client is not installed", "definition_location": "/aptdata/openscap/scap-security-guide/linux_os/guide/services/ldap/openldap_client/package_openldap-clients_removed/rule.yml", "template": {"name": "package_removed", "vars": {"pkgname": "ldap-utils"}, "backends": {}}}