TMA-GITHUB-2.1.9
Ensure default passwords are not used
HighLevel 1Manual reviewgithub
Description
Do not use default passwords of build tools and components. Sometimes build tools and components are provided with default passwords for the first login. This password is intended to be used only on the first login and should be changed immediately after. Reported as a manual review item: no reliable read-only gh api check exists for this control.
How it is checked
Audit method: Manual review
This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.
For each build tool, ensure the password used is not the default one. Expected state: For each build tool, change the default password.
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
For each build tool, change the default password.
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- githubbuild-pipelines
- Reference
- CIS GitHub Benchmark v1.2.0 - 2.1.9 Ensure default passwords are not used