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The /etc/shadow file (or equivalent) must be group-owned by root, bin, sys or other.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22339 GEN001410 SV-38340r2_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
The /etc/shadow file contains the list of local system accounts. It is vital to system security and must be protected from unauthorized modification. The file also contains password hashes which must not be accessible to users other than root.
STIG Date
HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-01-27

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-31655r2_fix)
For Trusted Mode:
# chgrp root /tcb
#chgrp root /tcb/files /tcb/files/auth
# chgrp root /tcb/files/auth/[a-z]/*

For SMSE:
# chgrp root /etc/shadow