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V-271638

CAT II (Medium)

OL 9 must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.

Rule ID

SV-271638r1091626_rule

STIG

Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R5

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

If an account has an empty password, anyone could log in and run commands with the privileges of that account. Accounts with empty passwords should never be used in operational environments.

Check Content

Verify that OL 9 does not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords with the following command:

$ sudo awk -F: '!$2 {print $1}' /etc/shadow

If the command returns any results, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure OL 9 so that all accounts have a password or lock the account with the following commands:

Perform a password reset:

$ sudo passwd [username] 

To lock an account:

$ sudo passwd -l [username]