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1.102 SLES-15-020300

Information

The SUSE operating system must not be configured to allow blank or null passwords.

GROUP ID: V-234898
RULE ID: SV-234898r991589

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.

Solution

Configure the SUSE operating system to not allow blank or null passwords.

Remove any instances of the "nullok" option in "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" and "/etc/pam.d/common-password" to prevent logons with empty passwords.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23779

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-234898r991589_rule, STIG-ID|SLES-15-020300, Vuln-ID|V-234898

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 180b7222cb4806db63beb6195ca72105b77272c0646edaa7b18d2e102081b62f