STIGQter: STIG Summary: IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

AIX system must require authentication upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes.

DISA Rule

SV-215308r508663_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-215308

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

AIX7-00-002127

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Assign the "root" account a password using passwd command while logged on as "root":
# passwd

Check Contents

Verify that the "root" account has a password assigned:

# cut -d: -f1,2 /etc/passwd | grep root

root:!

If the "root" account is not listed with an "!", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-215308

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AIX7-00-002127

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that the "root" account has a password assigned:

# cut -d: -f1,2 /etc/passwd | grep root

root:!

If the "root" account is not listed with an "!", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4012

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