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Assessment Title
Rule Text
RHEL 10 must be configured so that SSHD does not allow blank passwords.
Description
Discussion Text
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.
OpenSSH uses the first occurrence of a keyword it sees, and drop-in files are read in lexicographical order at the start of the configuration. Red Hat recommends using drop-in files rather than changing base configuration files.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000106-GPOS-00053, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229
OpenSSH uses the first occurrence of a keyword it sees, and drop-in files are read in lexicographical order at the start of the configuration. Red Hat recommends using drop-in files rather than changing base configuration files.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000106-GPOS-00053, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229
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