SLEM 5 must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| high | V-261387 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | SLEM-05-611060 | SV-261387r996588_rule | 2024-06-04 | 1 |
| Description |
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| 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. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Check the "/etc/shadow" file for blank passwords with the following command: > sudo awk -F: '!$2 {print $1}' /etc/shadow If the command returns any results, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| 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> |