Systems must employ cryptographic hashes for passwords using the SHA-2 family of algorithms or FIPS 140-2 approved successors.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
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- ID
- SV-216333r603267_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
The root role is required.
Configure the system to disallow the use of UNIX encryption and enable SHA256 as the default encryption hash.
# pfedit /etc/security/policy.conf