TMA-COS-6.2.1
Ensure password fields are not empty
Descripción
An account with an empty password field means that anybody may log in as that user without providing a password. All accounts must have passwords or be locked to prevent the account from being used by an unauthorized user.
Cómo se verifica
Método de auditoría: Revisión manual
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Run the following command and verify that no output is returned: # awk -F: '($2 == "" ) { print $1 " does not have a password "}' /etc/shadow
Cómo se corrige
Método de corrección: Guía o parche de infraestructura
If any accounts in the /etc/shadow file do not have a password, run the following command to lock the account until it can be determined why it does not have a password: # passwd -l <username> Also, check to see if the account is logged in and investigate what it is being used for to determine if it needs to be forced off.
Propiedades
- Sistemas operativos
- Cualquiera
- Etiquetas
- authcontainer-optimized-oscos
- Referencia
- CIS Google Container-Optimized OS Benchmark v1.2.0 - 6.2.1 Ensure password fields are not empty