Securing Password Entry

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.

Confirm administrators enter passwords and shared secrets interactively (masked), e.g. 'user <name> password' or 'radius-server host <ip> key' followed by the prompt, rather than typing plaintext values on the command line where they are kept in history and logs.

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

The password masking function is accesses by example - creating a new user: user switchAdmin group administrators password Enter password: ******** Confirm password: ******** example - changing a user password: user switchAdmin password Enter password: ******** Confirm password: ******** example - configuring a radius host shared secret: radius-server host 10.10.10.10 key Enter the RADIUS server key: ******** Re-Enter the RADIUS server key: ********