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1.193 OL09-00-001080

Information

OL 9 must employ FIPS 140-3 approved cryptographic hashing algorithms for all stored passwords.

GROUP ID: V-271628
RULE ID: SV-271628r1091596

The system must use a strong hashing algorithm to store the password.

Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are not encrypted, they can be plainly read (i.e., clear text) and easily compromised.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041, SRG-OS-000120-GPOS-00061

Solution

Lock all interactive user accounts not using SHA-512 hashing until the passwords can be regenerated with SHA-512.

To lock an account:

$ sudo passwd -l [username]

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27024

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-7, CCI|CCI-000803, CCI|CCI-004062, Rule-ID|SV-271628r1091596_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-001080, Vuln-ID|V-271628

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 2f93258e605187750ceb333a64b2590f11e729f159bcbdcb96521572e5e8d93c