STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 09 Mar 2021:

The Photon operating system must store only encrypted representations of passwords.

DISA Rule

SV-239098r675102_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239098

Group Title

SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000026

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000196 - The information system, for password-based authentication, stores only cryptographically-protected passwords.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Open /etc/login.defs with a text editor.

Add or replace the ENCRYPT_METHOD line as follows:

ENCRYPT_METHOD SHA512

Check Contents

At the command line, execute the following command:

# grep SHA512 /etc/login.defs|grep -v "#"

Expected result:

ENCRYPT_METHOD SHA512

If there is no output or if the output does match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239098

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000026

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, execute the following command:

# grep SHA512 /etc/login.defs|grep -v "#"

Expected result:

ENCRYPT_METHOD SHA512

If there is no output or if the output does match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5323

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