The system must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Complex passwords can reduce the likelihood of success of automated password-guessing attacks.
- ID
- SV-216097r959010_rule
- Version
- SOL-11.1-040120
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
The root role is required.
Remove, lock, or configure a password for any account with a blank password.
# passwd [username]
or