The system must use a FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashing algorithm for generating account password hashes.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22303	GEN000590	SV-26313r2_rule	IAIA-1 IAIA-2 DCNR-1	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 more vulnerable to compromise.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-09-03

Details

Check Text ( None )
None

Fix Text (F-31215r2_fix)
Change the default password algorithm. # authconfig --passalgo=sha512 --update NOTE: Executing the above command will also update the required parameters in /etc/login.defs and /etc/libuser.conf