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1.376 OL09-00-002554

Information

OL 9 /etc/shadow- file must have mode 0000 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized access.

GROUP ID: V-271816
RULE ID: SV-271816r1092160

The "/etc/shadow-" file is a backup file of "/etc/shadow", and as such, contains the list of local system accounts and password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Solution

Change the mode of the file "/etc/shadow-" to "0000" by running the following command:

$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/shadow-

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-271816r1092160_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-002554, Vuln-ID|V-271816

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 2eaf3cdfb676e0414bfd764308792d189b644385219a59ac84342dc86f4b9074