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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
GEN000560-ESXI5-PNF	GEN000560-ESXI5-PNF	GEN000560-ESXI5-PNF_rule		High

Description
If an account is configured for password authentication but does not have an assigned password, it may be possible to log into the account without authentication. If the root user is configured without a password, the entire system may be compromised. For user accounts not using password authentication, the account must be configured with a password lock value instead of a blank or null value. Permanent not a finding - PAM requires passwords, as does AD.

Description

If an account is configured for password authentication but does not have an assigned password, it may be possible to log into the account without authentication. If the root user is configured without a password, the entire system may be compromised. For user accounts not using password authentication, the account must be configured with a password lock value instead of a blank or null value. Permanent not a finding - PAM requires passwords, as does AD.

STIG	Date
VMware ESXi v5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-01-15

Details

Check Text ( C-GEN000560-ESXI5-PNF_chk )
ESXi supports this requirement and cannot be configured to be out of compliance. This is a permanent not a finding.

Fix Text (F-GEN000560-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.