SV-50298r3_rule
V-38497
SRG-OS-999999
RHEL-06-000030
CAT I
10
If an account is configured for password authentication but does not have an assigned password, it may be possible to log onto the account without authentication. Remove any instances of the "nullok" option in "/etc/pam.d/system-auth" and "/etc/pam.d/password-auth" to prevent logons with empty passwords.
To verify that null passwords cannot be used, run the following command:
# grep nullok /etc/pam.d/system-auth /etc/pam.d/password-auth
If this produces any output, it may be possible to log into accounts with empty passwords.
If NULL passwords can be used, this is a finding.
V-38497
False
RHEL-06-000030
To verify that null passwords cannot be used, run the following command:
# grep nullok /etc/pam.d/system-auth /etc/pam.d/password-auth
If this produces any output, it may be possible to log into accounts with empty passwords.
If NULL passwords can be used, this is a finding.
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