OSX00180-SSH must not allow empty passwords.

From MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of OSX00180-sshd Empty passwords

Associated with IA controls: ECSC-1

SV-40699r1_rule OSX00180-SSH must not allow empty passwords.

Vulnerability discussion

Denies access to accounts without passwords. This should be set for all SSH methods of authenticating.

Check content

Open a terminal session and enter the command. more /etc/sshd_config If the value of PermitEmptyPasswords is set to Yes, this is a finding. If the PermitEmptyPasswords option is not set, this is not a finding.

Fix text

Open a terminal session and edit the following file. /etc/sshd_config Set the value of PermitEmptyPasswords to No.

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