Solaris 10 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V2 · R4

CurrentPublished Thu Jan 26 2023

The /etc/group file must not contain any group password hashes.

Solaris 10 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The /etc/group file must not contain any group password hashes.

Description

Discussion Text

Group passwords are typically shared and should not be used. Additionally, if password hashes are readable by non-administrators, the passwords are subject to attack through lookup tables or cryptographic weaknesses in the hashes.

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Objective

V-227655

Rule

SV-227655r603266_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN001475

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Check the /etc/group file for password hashes.
Procedure:
# cut -d : -f 2 /etc/group | egrep -v '^(x|!)$'
If any password hashes are returned, this is a finding.
If no password hashes are returned, there is no finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Edit /etc/group and change the password field to an exclamation point (!) to lock the group password.

STIG check 178 of 513 in the Solaris 10 X86 STIG checklist

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