V-261357

Discussion

Accounts providing no operational purpose provide additional opportunities for system compromise. Unnecessary accounts include user accounts for individuals not requiring access to the system and application accounts for applications not installed on the system.

Check Content

Verify all SLEM 5 accounts are assigned to an active system, application, or user account with the following command:

     > more /etc/passwd
     root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
     ...
     games:x:12:100:Games account:/var/games:/bin/bash

Obtain the list of authorized system accounts from the information system security officer (ISSO).

If the accounts on the system do not match the provided documentation, this is a finding.