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V-282741

CAT II (Medium)

TOSS 5 must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.

Rule ID

SV-282741r1201203_rule

STIG

Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

If an account has an empty password, anyone could log in and run commands with the privileges of that account. Accounts with empty passwords should never be used in operational environments.

Check Content

Verify null or blank passwords cannot be used using the following command:

$ sudo awk -F: '!$2 {print $1}' /etc/shadow

If the command returns any results, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure all accounts on TOSS 5 to have a password or lock the account using the following commands:

Perform a password reset:

$ sudo passwd [username] 

To lock an account:

$ sudo passwd -l [username]