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The IAO will ensure default passwords are changed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-6134 APP6260 SV-6134r1_rule IAIA-1 High
Description
Default passwords can easily be compromised by attackers allowing immediate access to the applications.
STIG Date
Application Security and Development STIG 2014-04-03

Details

Check Text ( C-3052r1_chk )
Run a password-cracking tool, if available, on a copy of each account database (there may be more than one in the application infrastructure).

1) If the password-cracking tool is able to crack the password of a privileged user, this is a CAT I finding.

2) If the password-cracking tool is able to crack the password of a non-privileged user, this is a CAT II finding.

Manually attempt to authenticate with the published default password for that account, if such a default password exists.

3) If any privileged built-in account uses a default password – no matter how complex – this is a CAT I finding.

4) If a non-privileged account has a default password, this is a CAT II finding.
Fix Text (F-4426r1_fix)
Change default passwords.