Ensure password fields are not empty

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Description

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.

Méthode de vérification

Méthode d'audit: Revue manuelle

Cette recommandation ne peut pas être vérifiée automatiquement. Une analyse la liste avec ces instructions lorsque vous passez --include-manual.

Run the following command and verify that no output is returned: # awk -F: '($2 == "" ) { print $1 " does not have a password "}' /etc/shadow

Méthode de correction

Méthode de correction: Recommandation ou correctif d'infrastructure

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.

Propriétés

Systèmes d'exploitation: Tous
Étiquettes: authcontainer-optimized-oscos
Référence: CIS Google Container-Optimized OS Benchmark v1.2.0 - 6.2.1 Ensure password fields are not empty