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The system must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-47999 SOL-11.1-040120 SV-60871r1_rule Medium
Description
Complex passwords can reduce the likelihood of success of automated password-guessing attacks.
STIG Date
Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide 2016-07-22

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-51611r1_fix)
The root role is required.

Remove, lock, or configure a password for any account with a blank password.

# passwd [username]
or
Use the passwd -l command to lock accounts that are not permitted to execute commands.
or
Use the passwd -N command to set accounts to be non-login.