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Administrator accounts must be created with difficult-to-guess names.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-25200 | OSX00015 M6 | SV-37153r1_rule | IAIA-1 IAIA-2 | Medium |
| Description |
|---|
| The administrator account has unlimited privileges to the system. Creating a complex name improves the protection of this account and the system. Do not use administrator; do not use the name of the machine, etc. |
| STIG | Date |
|---|---|
| MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide Draft | 2013-01-10 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-35869r1_chk ) |
|---|
| 1. Select Finder. 2. Select Applications. 3. Select System Preferences. 4. Select Accounts. 5. Verify there are no easy to guess administrator account names. If any accounts have easy to guess names, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-31124r1_fix) |
|---|
| 1. Select Finder. 2. Select Applications. 3. Select System Preferences. 4. Select Accounts. 5. Rename or recreate accounts with difficult-to-guess names. |