Systems must employ cryptographic hashes for passwords using the SHA-2 family of algorithms or FIPS 140-2 approved successors.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-216098 | SRG-OS-000073 | SOL-11.1-040130 | SV-216098r1016291_rule | 2024-11-25 | 3 |
| Description |
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| Cryptographic hashes provide quick password authentication while not actually storing the password. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Determine which cryptographic algorithms are configured. # grep ^CRYPT /etc/security/policy.conf If the command output does not include the lines below, this is a finding. CRYPT_DEFAULT=6 CRYPT_ALGORITHMS_ALLOW=5,6 |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| The root role is required. Configure the system to disallow the use of UNIX encryption and enable SHA256 as the default encryption hash. # pfedit /etc/security/policy.conf Check that the following lines exist and are not commented out: CRYPT_DEFAULT=6 CRYPT_ALGORITHMS_ALLOW=5,6 |