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SLEM-05-611060 - SLEM 5 must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.
Information
If an account has an empty password, anyone could log on 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 the system to have a password or lock the account with the following commands:Perform a password reset:
> sudo passwd <username>
Lock the account:
> sudo passwd -l <username>
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SLEM_5_V1R4_STIG.zip
Item Details
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-261387r996588_rule, STIG-ID|SLEM-05-611060, Vuln-ID|V-261387
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 8a1e1b9ed876f77851cf098278757f1d9d2698923a720566ed06466263dbd8e0