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The Photon operating system must store only encrypted representations of passwords.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Passwords must be protected at all times via strong, one-way encryption. If passwords are not encrypted, they can be plainly read (i.e., clear text) and easily compromised. If they are encrypted with a weak cipher, those passwords are much more vulnerable to offline brute-force attacks.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-256585r887429_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Navigate to and open:

/etc/pam.d/system-password

Add the argument "sha512" to the "password" line: