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The /etc/passwd file must not contain password hashes.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22347 GEN001470 SV-37381r2_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
If password hashes are readable by non-administrators, the passwords are subject to attack through lookup tables or cryptographic weaknesses in the hashes.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-01-27

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-31312r1_fix)
Migrate /etc/passwd password hashes to /etc/shadow.
# pwconv