The ESXi host Secure Shell (SSH) daemon must not allow authentication using an empty password.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| low | V-256387 | SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000 | ESXI-70-000015 | SV-256387r959010_rule | 2025-02-11 | 1 |
| Description |
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| Configuring this setting for the SSH daemon provides additional assurance that remote logon via SSH will require a password, even in the event of misconfiguration elsewhere. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| From an ESXi shell, run the following command: # /usr/lib/vmware/openssh/bin/sshd -T|grep permitemptypasswords Expected result: permitemptypasswords no If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| From an ESXi shell, add or correct the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config": PermitEmptyPasswords no |