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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000106-GPOS-00053
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the SSH daemon does not allow authentication using an empty password.
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the SSH daemon does not allow authentication using an empty password.
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The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the SSH daemon does not allow authentication using an empty password.
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<VulnDiscussion>Configuring this setting for the SSH daemon provides additional assurance that remote logon via SSH will require a password, even in the event of misconfiguration elsewhere.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>