The Juniper SRX Services Gateway must use the SHA256 or later protocol for password authentication for local accounts using password authentication (i.e., the root account and the account of last resort).
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Passwords must be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are not encrypted, they can be plainly read (i.e., clear text) and easily compromised.
- ID
- SV-223223r1056174_rule
- Version
- JUSX-DM-000136
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Enter the following example command from the configuration mode.
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set system login password format sha256