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AIX system must require authentication upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-215308 | AIX7-00-002127 | SV-215308r508663_rule | Medium |
| Description |
|---|
| This prevents attackers with physical access from trivially bypassing security on the machine and gaining root access. Such accesses are further prevented by configuring the bootloader password. |
| STIG | Date |
|---|---|
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2021-06-16 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-16506r294375_chk ) |
|---|
| Verify that the "root" account has a password assigned: # cut -d: -f1,2 /etc/passwd | grep root root:! If the "root" account is not listed with an "!", this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-16504r294376_fix) |
|---|
| Assign the "root" account a password using passwd command while logged on as "root": # passwd |