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Default system accounts must be disabled or removed.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-810 | GEN002640 | SV-38897r1_rule | IAAC-1 | Medium |
| Description |
|---|
| Vendor accounts and software may contain backdoors allowing unauthorized access to the system. These backdoors are common knowledge and present a threat to system security if the account is not disabled. |
| STIG | Date |
|---|---|
| Draft AIX Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2011-08-17 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-37188r1_chk ) |
|---|
| Determine if default system accounts (such as those for guest, sys, bin, uucp, nuucp, daemon, smtp) have been disabled. Procedure: # grep account_locked /etc/security/user If there are any unlocked default system accounts, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-24500r1_fix) |
|---|
| Lock the default system account(s). # chuser account_locked=true |