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IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) STIG
HMC0080
The manufacturer’s default passwords must be changed for all Hardware Management Console (HMC) Management software.
The manufacturer’s default passwords must be changed for all Hardware Management Console (HMC) Management software.
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The manufacturer’s default passwords must be changed for all Hardware Management Console (HMC) Management software.
High Severity
<VulnDiscussion>The changing of passwords from the HMC default values, blocks malicious users with knowledge of these default passwords, from creating a denial of service or from reconfiguring the HMC topology leading to a compromise of sensitive data. The system administrator will ensure that the manufacturer’s default passwords are changed for all HMC management software.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility>System Administrator</Responsibility><Responsibility>Information Assurance Officer</Responsibility><Responsibility>Information Assurance Manager</Responsibility><Responsibility>Systems Programmer</Responsibility><IAControls>IAIA-1, IAIA-2</IAControls>