The password hashes stored on the system must have been generated using a FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashing algorithm.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22304	GEN000595	SV-34824r1_rule	DCNR-1 IAIA-1 IAIA-2	Medium

Description
Systems must employ cryptographic hashes for passwords using the SHA-2 family of algorithms or FIPS 140-2 approved successors. The use of unapproved algorithms may result in weak password hashes that are more vulnerable to compromise.

STIG	Date
HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-05-25

Details

Check Text ( C-36266r2_chk )
Verify all password hashes in /tcb/files/auth/[a-z,A-Z]*/* begin with '$6$'. # find /tcb/files/auth/[a-z,A-Z}*/* | xargs -n1 egrep "name=|pwd=" If any password hash does not begin with '$6$', this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31523r1_fix)
Change the passwords for all accounts using non-compliant password hashes. (This requires that GEN000590 is already met.)