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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-27264r1_rule IAAC-1 Medium
Description
Vendor accounts and software may contain backdoors that will allow 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
HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-10-17

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-31746r1_fix)
Lock the default system account(s).
# passwd -l

OR alternatively use the HP SMH application.