GEN000560 - The system must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.

Information

If an account is configured for password authentication but does not have an assigned password, it may be possible to log into the account without authentication. If the root user is configured without a password, the entire system may be compromised. For user accounts not using password authentication, the account must be configured with a password lock value instead of a blank or null value.

Solution

Remove or configure a password for any account with a blank password.
# passwd <user id>
# smitty passwd
To remove an account with a blank password.
# smitty rmuser

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_STIG_Library_2015_07.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-27107r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN000560, Vuln-ID|V-770

Plugin: Unix

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