V-288171

Discussion

To prevent the compromise of authentication information such as passwords during the authentication process, the feedback from the information system must not provide any information that would allow an unauthorized user to compromise the authentication mechanism. Obfuscation of user-provided information when typed into the system is a method used in addressing this risk. For example, displaying asterisks when a user types in a password is an example of obscuring feedback of authentication information.

Check Content

Review the application documentation and deployed configuration to determine whether the applications authentication mechanism obscures the feedback of authentication information during the authentication process.

If the applications authentication mechanism does not obscure the feedback of authentication information during the authentication process, this is a finding.