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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-756 GEN000020 SV-756r2_rule IAIA-1 IAIA-2 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
VMware ESX 3 Server 2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-27961r1_chk )
Check if the system requires a password when booted into single user mode. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-24306r1_fix)
Configure the system to require a password upon booting into single user mode.