Detections
Analytics

1.116 ALMA-09-015860

Information

AlmaLinux OS 9 must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.

GROUP ID: V-269219
RULE ID: SV-269219r1050101

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.

Solution

Configure all accounts on AlmaLinux OS 9 to have a password or lock the account with the following commands:

Perform a password reset:

$ passwd [username]

To lock an account:

$ passwd -l [username]

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27039

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-269219r1050101_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-015860, Vuln-ID|V-269219

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 8184c0f59c7510313cff86f9e3549ba3e48c01590a3802d43a2b6302487138ed