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 ensure the old passwords are being stored.

DISA Rule

SV-256586r982201_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256586

Group Title

SRG-OS-000077-GPOS-00045

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000118

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

At the command line, run the following commands:

# touch /etc/security/opasswd
# chown root:root /etc/security/opasswd
# chmod 0600 /etc/security/opasswd

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At the command line, run the following command:

# ls -al /etc/security/opasswd

If "/etc/security/opasswd" does not exist, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-256586

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000118

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command:

# ls -al /etc/security/opasswd

If "/etc/security/opasswd" does not exist, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5520