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PHTN-40-000267 - The Photon operating system must be configured to use the pam_deny.so module.

Information

Configuring the operating system to implement organizationwide security implementation guides and security checklists ensures compliance with federal standards and establishes a common security baseline across DoW that reflects the most restrictive security posture consistent with operational requirements.

Configuration settings are the set of parameters that can be changed in hardware, software, or firmware components of the system that affect the security posture and/or functionality of the system. Security-related parameters impact the security state of the system and include the parameters required to satisfy other security control requirements. Security-related parameters include, for example, registry settings; account, file, and directory permission settings; and settings for functions, ports, protocols, services, and remote connections.

Solution

Navigate to and open:

/etc/pam.d/system-auth

Add or update the following line making sure it is present as the last auth entry:

auth required pam_deny.so

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_8-0_Y26M10_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-285222r1264151_rule, STIG-ID|PHTN-40-000267, Vuln-ID|V-285222

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: e2df5589290d4c3fc3f62ec3bd2ae1ffaff31f1b0bf667a7683f8ae1b5856364