STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 31 Oct 2023:

The Photon operating system must configure Secure Shell (SSH) to disallow authentication with an empty password.

DISA Rule

SV-258870r933671_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258870

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000207

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/ssh/sshd_config

Ensure the "PermitEmptyPasswords" line is uncommented and set to the following:

PermitEmptyPasswords no

At the command line, run the following command:

# systemctl restart sshd.service

Check Contents

At the command line, run the following command to verify the running configuration of sshd:

# sshd -T|&grep -i PermitEmptyPasswords

Example result:

permitemptypasswords no

If "PermitEmptyPasswords" is not set to "no", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258870

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000207

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command to verify the running configuration of sshd:

# sshd -T|&grep -i PermitEmptyPasswords

Example result:

permitemptypasswords no

If "PermitEmptyPasswords" is not set to "no", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5569