Systems must employ cryptographic hashes for passwords using the SHA-2 family of algorithms or FIPS 140-2 approved successors.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-216098	SOL-11.1-040130	SV-216098r986446_rule		Medium

Description
Cryptographic hashes provide quick password authentication while not actually storing the password.

STIG	Date
Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-05-30

Details

Check Text ( C-17336r986444_chk )
Determine which cryptographic algorithms are configured. # grep ^CRYPT /etc/security/policy.conf If the command output does not include the lines below, this is a finding. CRYPT_DEFAULT=6 CRYPT_ALGORITHMS_ALLOW=5,6

Fix Text (F-17334r986445_fix)
The root role is required. Configure the system to disallow the use of UNIX encryption and enable SHA256 as the default encryption hash. # pfedit /etc/security/policy.conf Check that the following lines exist and are not commented out: CRYPT_DEFAULT=6 CRYPT_ALGORITHMS_ALLOW=5,6