The system must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.

From Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-60871r1_rule The system must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.

Vulnerability discussion

Complex passwords can reduce the likelihood of success of automated password-guessing attacks.

Check content

The root role is required. Determine if accounts with blank or null passwords exist. # logins -po If any account is listed, this is a finding.

Fix text

The root role is required. Remove, lock, or configure a password for any account with a blank password. # passwd [username] or Use the passwd -l command to lock accounts that are not permitted to execute commands. or Use the passwd -N command to set accounts to be non-login.

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