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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00226
The Photon operating system must not allow empty passwords.
The Photon operating system must not allow empty passwords.
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The Photon operating system must not allow empty passwords.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Accounts with empty or no passwords allow anyone to log on as that account without specifying a password or other forms of authentication. Allowing accounts with empty passwords puts the system at significant risk since only the username is required for access.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>