The application must obscure feedback of authentication information during the authentication process to protect the information from possible exploitation/use by unauthorized individuals.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26932	SRG-APP-000178	SV-34212r1_rule		Medium

Description
To prevent the compromise of authentication information such as passwords during the authentication process, the feedback from the information system shall not provide any information that would allow an unauthorized user to compromise the authentication mechanism. Obfuscation of user provided information when typed into the system is a method used in addressing this risk. For example, displaying asterisks when a user types in a password, is an example of obscuring feedback of authentication information.

Description

To prevent the compromise of authentication information such as passwords during the authentication process, the feedback from the information system shall not provide any information that would allow an unauthorized user to compromise the authentication mechanism. Obfuscation of user provided information when typed into the system is a method used in addressing this risk. For example, displaying asterisks when a user types in a password, is an example of obscuring feedback of authentication information.

STIG	Date
Application Security Requirements Guide	2011-12-28

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