Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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GEN001410-ESXI5-PNF | GEN001410-ESXI5-PNF | GEN001410-ESXI5-PNF_rule | Medium |
Description |
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The /etc/shadow file contains the list of local system accounts. It is vital to system security and must be protected from unauthorized modification. The file also contains password hashes which must not be accessible to users other than root. Applicable, but permanent not-a-finding - Not a General Purpose (GP) OS. VMware's ESXi-v5 is a multi-user kernel where all users are "administrator" with either: Administrator with Full and partial (configurable) privileges, Read-only, or No Access. In this case, the file owner, group-owner and mode(s) have no meaning. |
STIG | Date |
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VMware ESXi v5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2013-01-15 |
Check Text ( C-GEN001410-ESXI5-PNF_chk ) |
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ESXi supports this requirement and cannot be configured to be out of compliance. This is a permanent not a finding. |
Fix Text (F-GEN001410-ESXI5-PNF_fix) |
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This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required. |