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The system must require authentication upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-220072 GEN000020 SV-220072r603266_rule Medium
Description
If the system does not require valid root authentication before it boots into single-user or maintenance mode, anyone who invokes single-user or maintenance mode is granted privileged access to all files on the system.
STIG Date
Solaris 10 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-09-07

Details

Check Text ( C-21781r488201_chk )
This can be checked in the /etc/default/sulogin file (on Solaris 5.X systems) to check if the system runs sulogin, or an equivalent, when booting into single-user mode.
Fix Text (F-21780r488202_fix)
Edit /etc/default/sulogin and set PASSREQ=YES or remove /etc/default/sulogin entirely.

NOTE: This is a default on Solaris 5.5.1 and later.