STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 30 Jan 2025:

The Photon operating system must store only encrypted representations of passwords.

DISA Rule

SV-256502r982199_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256502

Group Title

SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000025

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/login.defs

Add or replace the ENCRYPT_METHOD line as follows:

ENCRYPT_METHOD SHA512

Check Contents

At the command line, run the following command:

# grep SHA512 /etc/login.defs|grep -v "#"

Expected result:

ENCRYPT_METHOD SHA512

If there is no output or if the output does match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-256502

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000025

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command:

# grep SHA512 /etc/login.defs|grep -v "#"

Expected result:

ENCRYPT_METHOD SHA512

If there is no output or if the output does match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5520