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ESXI-65-000015 - The ESXi host SSH daemon must not allow authentication using an empty password.
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Configuring this setting for the SSH daemon provides additional assurance that remote login via SSH will require a password, even in the event of misconfiguration elsewhere.Solution
From an SSH session connected to the ESXi host, or from the ESXi shell, add or correct the following line in '/etc/ssh/sshd_config':PermitEmptyPasswords no
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-5_Y20M04_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG VMware vSphere ESXi OS 6.5 v1r4
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-5, CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-104063r1_rule, STIG-ID|ESXI-65-000015, Vuln-ID|V-93977
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 11e3577a2fee00f054c4dd80abc6a14f85f55088e39d1a8b5a1932e752183583